Mokpo Coast Guard, Emergency Rescue of Drowning Person Who Fell into the Sea at Midnight

Mokpo Coast Guard urgently rescued a drowning person who fell into the sea in the middle of the night. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Im Jae-su) announced on the 28th that they safely rescued Mr. A (in his 50s), who fell into the sea near the Mokpo City Fisheries Cooperative Auction Market.

On the 27th at 10:52 PM, the maritime police received a report from a passerby who spotted a drowning person near the Fisheries Cooperative Auction Market in Dongmyeong-dong, Mokpo City, and immediately dispatched the Seosan Police Substation rescue team and the West Sea Special Rescue Unit.

The maritime police arrived at the scene within 2 minutes of the report, found Mr. A in the water, and rescued him immediately using a lifebuoy.

Mr. A, who was rescued, had been walking near the auction market when he slipped and fell into the sea. There was no threat to his life, and his health condition was confirmed to be good.

A representative of the Mokpo Maritime Police said, “At night, in sparsely populated coastal or dock areas, falls and drowning accidents caused by carelessness can result in casualties, so special caution is required.”

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