One Middle School Student Drowned and Another Missing After Being Swept Away by Swell Waves While Trying to Help a Friend

Accident Occurs While Approaching Friend Struggling in Deep Water at Busan Dadaepo Beach

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] At Dadaepo Beach in Saha-gu, Busan, a tragic accident occurred where one middle school student died and another went missing after a group of friends, who were playing in the water, approached a deep area to rescue a friend swept away by waves and were caught in a swell wave.

Among the seven third-year students from Yeongnam Middle School in Busan who were caught in the swell waves, six were rescued. Of those, one died while receiving treatment, and one remains missing. The nighttime search operation for the missing student, Choi (age 15), is ongoing late into the night.

According to the police, at around 4:09 PM 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 of the water 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 (age 15), was rescued but died during treatment.

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

According to the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, on that day, ten third-year students finished their online remote classes and visited Dadaepo Beach around 4 PM.

Among them, seven entered the sea to play in the water. When one student struggled after encountering a swell wave in a deep area, the other six approached 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 lifeguards. The students had to wait, fighting fear, until the rescue team arrived.

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