Jeju Air's plane received a bird strike warning shortly before attempting to land at Muan, whilst the pilot declared 'mayday' just one minute later.
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00:00An emergency official said that investigators are presuming that either a bird strike or
00:07weather conditions caused the deadly plane crash in South Korea on Sunday.
00:12But experts have also raised questions about the possible cause, most notably the apparent
00:17absence of landing gear seen in footage of the crash.
00:22All but two of the 181 people on board died, both survivors being crew members.
00:28Jeju Air's CEO bowed in apology at a news conference.
00:32First, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to all the people who have lost their lives
00:40in the crash.
00:41Above all, I would like to extend my deepest condolences to the passengers and their families
00:50who lost their lives in the crash.
00:57South Korea's Acting President Choi Sung-mok visited the crash site and declared a week-long
01:02national mourning period through Saturday.