Passenger Who Asked to Stop Taxi... Jumps into the Sea from 40m High Gwangandaegyo Bridge

Saved by the Coast Guard, Life Rescued

Gwangandaegyo Bridge. Photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A passenger who suddenly got off a taxi jumped into the sea from the 40-meter-high Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge but was safely rescued.

According to the Busan Coast Guard on the 22nd, at around 3:13 p.m. on the 20th, passenger A, who was riding in a taxi passing over the Busan Gwangandaegyo Bridge, said "Please stop the car," opened the taxi door, and immediately jumped into the sea.

A passing vehicle driver witnessed the scene and reported to 119, saying, "A person jumped from a taxi."

The place where A jumped was around the point where the suspension bridge begins while going up from Haeundae toward Gwangalli. This location is very high, about 35 to 40 meters above sea level.

The fire department notified the coast guard, and the coastal rescue boat from the Millak Coast Guard Substation immediately dispatched.

The dispatched coast guard soon found A and rescued him at around 3:24 p.m. that day.

A coast guard official stated, "At the time of rescue, A was conscious, breathing, and had a pulse but was in a hypothermic state. After the rescue, the 119 rescue team transported A to the hospital."

It is known that A's life is not in danger.

The coast guard is investigating the circumstances of the jump with A and the taxi driver.

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