South Korean Student Dies Six Days After Haemi Stream Fall

A middle school student, identified only as Ms. A, has died six days after falling into Haemi Stream in Seosan, South Korea. She had been receiving medical treatment after being rescued in cardiac arrest on August 25th.

Ms. A and a classmate, Ms. B, fell into the stream on August 19th. Ms. B died the same day, while Ms. A was resuscitated and transferred to a hospital in Incheon. Despite efforts, she never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead on August 29th by medical staff.

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Currently, the bereaved family has not requested further investigation or filed any complaints or reports.

The investigation into the exact circumstances of the accident is ongoing. Police are reviewing witness statements and CCTV footage. Divers from the Chungnam Provincial Police Agency and the fire department confirmed the stream's depth was approximately 2 meters at the time of the incident. It is understood that a third student, Ms. C, was also in the stream but exited quickly.

The family of Ms. A has strongly suggested that construction work near the stream caused it to become deeper, leading to the accident. However, the Seosan city government has refuted this, stating the construction is unrelated to the incident. Concerns have also been raised about the lack of warning signs indicating the stream's depth in the area.

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As the bereaved family is contacting the media and raising various suspicions, we are conducting the investigation including those related contents.