Ha Seung-jin: "Midge Larvae Naturally Occur in the Tank... Apologies to Citizens and Officials"

Photo by Ha Seung-jin, captured from YouTube community

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Ha Seung-jin, a former basketball player turned broadcaster, apologized to the citizens of Yongin and related parties after correcting his claim that midge larvae were found in the aquarium of his office in Yongin City.

On the 20th, Ha Seung-jin stated on his YouTube channel, "After I posted about the midge larvae recently, the Yongin City Waterworks Headquarters conducted a thorough inspection," and added, "The results showed that the midge larvae originated within the (office) aquarium itself."

He continued, "I sincerely apologize to the residents of Yongin who were worried," and "I also apologize once again to the officials of the Yongin City Waterworks Headquarters who were put on alert because of me."

He further added, "It seems safe to use tap water in the Yongin area."

Earlier, on the 18th, he posted on his YouTube community, saying, "There was a bug that looks like midge larvae in the tap water of our office. The office is located in Giheung-gu, Yongin City," along with a video.

He also said, "It seems there have been no reports of midge larvae in the Yongin area yet, and I tried to report it to the Yongin Waterworks Office, but I couldn't reach them, maybe because they had left work. I'm posting this on the community to warn people living in Yongin to be careful."

After the related facts became known, Yongin City began an investigation.

The city identified that the larvae were found during the aquarium water replacement process and conducted an on-site investigation on the 20th, confirming that the larvae had originated in the aquarium.

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