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Multiple Accidents on Mount Seorak: One Dead, Two Lost

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

Translated from Korean, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two separate incidents occurred on Mount Seorak, involving a lost hiker and a hiker who collapsed and died.
  • An Australian tourist was found after getting lost during a hike, while an elderly hiker died after collapsing near Bongjeongam.
  • Another hiker was rescued after becoming lost on the way down from Madaebyeong.

Mount Seorak has seen a series of accidents, including a death and two instances of hikers becoming lost. On the evening of June 11, an Australian tourist, identified as Mr. K, 43, was reported lost while descending the mountain in Sokcho.

Mountain rescue teams located Mr. K near Geumganggul Cave after a night search. He was brought down the mountain approximately three hours later, reportedly suffering from dehydration but recovering.

Earlier that evening, another hiker, Mr. N, 66, collapsed near Bongjeongam in Inje. Rescue personnel performed CPR for about two hours, but Mr. N was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.

In a separate incident on the same day, Mr. D, 37, became lost while descending from Madaebyeong in Inje. He was found in relatively good condition and was safely escorted off the mountain about 9.5 hours after the initial report, in the early hours of June 12.

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Originally published by Hankyoreh in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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