Deep-Sea Diver Searches Friend's Cell Phone of Missing University Student in Hangang River... "If Present, 100% Detection"

Kim Cheol-ju, UTR Headquarters Director, Underwater Search
"Visibility Comparable to West Coast"
Police Also Conducting Search Operations

Kim Cheol-ju, head of the UTR headquarters, is conducting an underwater search in the Han River on the 10th.
Photo by Lee Jung-yoon leejuyoo@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Deep-sea specialist divers were deployed to conduct underwater searches to find the cellphone of friend A, who was last with university student Son Jeong-min (22), who went missing and was found dead at Seoul Hangang Park.

On the 10th, Kim Cheol-ju, head of the UTR headquarters, who led the underwater search, said, "The river depth is 3.4 meters, the water temperature is 15℃, and visibility is about 15 cm at best," adding, "Currently, visibility is worse than that of the West Coast."

He continued, "When a signal appears on the detector, we use our sense of touch to identify the object, and if it resembles a cellphone, we ascend to check the searched item."

Kim also said, "Searching is not about whether detection succeeds or fails, but about whether the object is present to be detected," adding, "If the cellphone is there, it can be detected 100%."

The underwater search on that day was conducted from 10 a.m. to around 4 p.m., and two cellphones were found, but they were identified as different models from A's. The same underwater search is scheduled to continue during the same hours on the 11th.

The police also deployed about 20 personnel from the morning to search for belongings and A's cellphone near the place where Jeong-min went missing. Using metal skewers, the police searched near the water taxi dock at Banpo Hangang Park and along the riverside.

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