Missing Daegu Middle School Student, No Progress in Search on Second Day at Haeundae... Maritime and Underwater Search Resumed

High Waves and Rip Currents Halted Night Search; Rescue Team Redeployed at 6 AM on the 26th

The search operation is underway at Haeundae Beach for a middle school student from Daegu who went missing while playing in the water. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The search operation for the missing middle school student who went swimming in the early morning hours after traveling from Daegu to Busan Haeundae Beach has entered its second day with no progress.

The Busan Fire Headquarters announced that the search operation resumed from 6 a.m. on the 26th, following the previous day.

Underwater search operations were suspended after sunset the previous day due to high waves and safety concerns.

Currently, sea searches are underway using fire helicopters, jet boats, coast guard boats, and drones, and underwater searches by divers have also resumed.

Earlier, around 3:41 a.m. on the 25th, three middle school students from Daegu were playing in the water at Haeundae Beach when two of them were swept away by waves beyond the buoy. One of them was found dead about 20 minutes later.

The one who was playing in the water with them managed to swim back to the beach by holding onto the buoy marking the beach control line and then asked a passerby for help, who reported it to 119.

Haeundae Beach has been closed to bathing for two consecutive days due to high waves and rip currents.

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