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Father dies after rescuing second-grade son from ravine, along with man who tried to help

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A father in his 40s died after entering a ravine in South Korea’s North Gyeongsang province to rescue his second-grade son from the water.
  • Another man in his 40s who tried to help also died, while the child was rescued safely.
  • Separate reports the same morning said two men in their 50s were swept toward a beach and could not initially get out of the water.

A father in his 40s died after entering a ravine in Uljin, North Gyeongsang province, to rescue his second-grade son from the water. Another man in his 40s who tried to help also died.

The two men were pulled from the water by nearby citizens and 119 rescue workers after they became unresponsive. They received advanced resuscitation during transport to hospital, but both died. The child was rescued safely.

The accident occurred at a ravine in Sugok-ri, near Uljin’s Geunnam-myeon, at about 10:32 a.m. on the fifth. Earlier, at about 10:29 a.m., authorities received a report that two men in their 50s had entered the sea near Hwanggeum Uljin Snow Crab Park in Mangyang-ri and failed to return.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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