Yeonpyeong island: A noncommissioned officer of the Navy died Friday after being found unconscious during a combat readiness drill in waters near an inter-Korean border island in the Yellow Sea, the Navy said. The unidentified service member was discovered unconscious and bleeding from the head aboard a naval vessel operating in waters near Yeonpyeong Island at around 1:35 p.m., according to the Navy.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the service member received emergency treatment at the scene and was transported by a military medical helicopter to the Armed Forces Capital Hospital in Seongnam, south of Seoul, but was pronounced dead at 4:50 p.m. "We express our condolences to the bereaved family," the Navy said in a statement. "Civilian police and military investigators will conduct a joint investigation to determine the exact cause of death."