Jeju Coast Guard Rescues Woman Who Fell into the Sea near Tapdong

On the 1st, a woman who fell into the sea at Tapdong Square, Geonip-dong, Jeju City, was safely rescued by the Jeju Police Station patrol team and rescue squad. (Photo by Jeju Coast Guard)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] A woman who was hanging on a railing at Tapdong Square in Geonip-dong, Jeju City, and fell into the sea was rescued by the Jeju Police Substation patrol team’s military police and the rescue team.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard on the 2nd, at around 8:48 p.m. the previous day, after receiving a report that a person was hanging on the railing at Tapdong Square in Geonip-dong, Jeju City, the Jeju Police Substation patrol team and rescue team urgently dispatched and confirmed a woman, Ms. A, who had fallen into the sea in front of Tapdong Square.

At the scene, the first to arrive were two military police officers from the Jeju Police Substation patrol team, Sergeant Im Ji-woo (21 years old) and Private Ji Hyuk-jae (20 years old), who immediately jumped into the sea and used a rescue tube to secure Ms. A’s safety first. Then, at around 8:55 p.m., the Jeju Coast Guard rescue team arrived and moved Ms. A to the nearby stairs using a multi-rescue bar, a lifesaving device, and safely handed her over to the waiting 119 ambulance team.

Meanwhile, Sergeant Im Ji-woo (enlisted in August 2020) and Private Ji Hyuk-jae (enlisted in November 2020), who rescued the drowning victim, were assigned to the Jeju Coast Guard Jeju Police Substation on June 7 and are currently working there. They are known to be highly responsible and exemplary, earning recognition from their colleagues.

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