Off-Duty Coast Guard Officer Rescues Tourist Swept Away by Rip Current, Revealed Late

Jeju Coast Guard Officer Lee Jung-woo... Revealed Through the Korea Coast Guard Website's 'Please Compliment' Section

Jeju Coast Guard Lee Jung-woo, Police Sergeant. (Photo by Jeju Coast Guard)

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] It was recently revealed through the Korea Coast Guard's website section 'Please Compliment' that an off-duty employee of the Jeju Coast Guard rescued a woman who was being swept away by a rip current.

The protagonist is Corporal Lee Jeong-woo of the Jeju Coast Guard. On the afternoon of the 19th of last month, while off duty, he was enjoying surfing at Jungmun Beach. At that time, Corporal Lee spotted a woman in her 50s being swept out to sea by a rip current and immediately rescued her together with nearby surfing instructors.

This story of Corporal Lee, which might have gone unnoticed, became known externally after a witness, Mr. A, posted on the Korea Coast Guard's website complaint board 'Please Compliment' saying, "I want to praise Lee Jeong-woo, who risked being swept away by the rip current himself to rescue a vacationer."

Upon reading this post, Kim Hong-hee, Commissioner of the Korea Coast Guard, left a comment saying, "I will ask that we continue to fulfill our given responsibilities as servants to the people."

Corporal Lee Jeong-woo stated, "I just did what was natural, and if a similar situation arises, I will act without hesitation in the same way."

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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