"Rebar Protruding from Manhole Cover"... Naked Man Found Inside Manhole

Man in his 60s with Intellectual Disability Symptoms
Police: "Normal Investigation Difficult... Did Not Conduct Investigation"
Factory Official: "Tightly Sealed Lid, No Passageway"

Rebar protruding above a manhole near a factory in Paju on the 4th. Photo by Paju Fire Station.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man was found naked and rescued after a rebar suddenly protruded from a hole in a manhole cover outside a factory.

According to police and fire authorities on the 6th, a report was received at around 11:20 p.m. on the 4th that "a rebar is protruding from a hole in a manhole cover outside the factory facilities" at a factory in Paju City.

The factory official, who initially thought the rebar was not a big deal, found it strange when watching the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage as the rebar suddenly protruded, and reported it to the police just in case.

When the police and firefighters arrived at the scene and inspected it, it seemed that there was a person inside the manhole. When they knocked on the manhole cover, they heard a voice saying, "It's noisy, be quiet."

When the manhole cover was forcibly opened, a naked man was crouching about 2 meters deep inside. The man, identified as Mr. A in his 60s, was found to have intellectual disability symptoms. Mr. A, who was taken to the hospital, was reported to have no special physical abnormalities other than hypothermia.

The circumstances and duration of Mr. A entering the manhole cover have not yet been determined. A police official said, "(Mr. A) is in a condition that makes it difficult to undergo a normal investigation. Neither factory workers nor neighbors know of any connections or whereabouts." He added, "He is not a criminal suspect, so no separate investigation was conducted."

The factory official said, "The manhole cover had never been opened and was tightly closed," adding, "There is no separate passage leading to that place, so there is no way to know how he got in."

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