Middle School Students Swept Away by Waves While Trying to Rescue Friend... 1 Dead, 1 Missing

One Friend Struggles in Swell Waves at Busan Dadaepo Beach, Everyone Rushes to Rescue Leading to Accident
Missing Choi Mo (15) Undergoing Night Search Operation

Busan Sahagu Dadaepo Beach accident site. [Image source=Busan Police]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Middle school students who were swept away by waves while playing in the water at Dadaepo Beach in Saha-gu, Busan, reportedly encountered a swell wave while trying to rescue one friend by approaching a deep area, adding to the tragedy.

Among the seven third-year students from Yeongnam Middle School (Saha-gu, Busan), six were rescued; one of them died while receiving treatment, and one remains missing. Night search operations for the missing student, Choi (15), are ongoing late into the night.

At around 4:09 p.m. on the 5th, a report was received that students had fallen into the water at Dadaepo Beach, prompting an emergency dispatch of police, coast guard, and firefighters.

Among them, three managed to get out on their own, and two were rescued by the dispatched firefighters and coast guard and transported to the hospital. Of the two initially missing, one student, Jung (15), was rescued but died during treatment.

Firefighters and the coast guard have deployed divers to the accident site to conduct nighttime search operations for student Choi.

According to the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, ten third-year students visited Dadaepo Beach around 4 p.m. after finishing their online remote classes that day. Seven of them entered the seawater. When one student entered a deep area and struggled after encountering a swell wave, the other six tried to rescue their friend but were all swept away by the waves in an instant.

Dadaepo Beach, where the accident occurred, was closed, so there were no safety personnel present.

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