Yeosu Coast Guard, Vehicle Fall at Gyeongdo Pier "Tentatively Concluded as Accident Death"

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Sim Kyung-taek] The Yeosu Maritime Police Station in Jeollanam-do has tentatively concluded that the deaths of two men in a vehicle fall incident off the Daegyeongdo dock in Gukdong, Yeosu, were accidental.

According to Yeosu Maritime Police on the 30th, two caddies working at Gyeongdo Golf Course were found dead inside a car discovered off the Daegyeongdo dock in Gukdong, Yeosu City, at around 8:20 a.m. on the 21st, and an investigation is underway.

As the investigation progressed, it was found that the two deceased, along with a fellow caddie, had been drinking in the Bongsan-dong and Yeoseo-dong areas of Yeosu City from around 8 p.m. on the 18th. They then took a taxi to the Daegyeongdo dock at approximately 11:17 p.m. the same day to return to the Gyeongdo Golf Course lodging.

Afterwards, the two deceased boarded their vehicle parked in the public parking lot next to the waiting room, drove to the slipway in front of the waiting room, and waited for the ferry operating between Yeosu and Gyeongdo. The fellow caddie who had been drinking with them was confirmed to have fallen asleep on a bench in front of the Daegyeongdo waiting room while intoxicated.

Analysis of nearby CCTV footage revealed that around 1 a.m. on the 19th, the brake lights of the vehicle carrying the two deceased went off, and the vehicle fell into the sea along the slipway. A detailed analysis of the vehicle’s black box confirmed that the deceased realized their vehicle had fallen into the sea about six minutes after the fall.

It was also confirmed that they attempted to break the windows and escape together, but unfortunately, they were unable to escape and died as the vehicle sank underwater.

The Yeosu Maritime Police, through investigation of surrounding CCTV and the vehicle’s black box, tentatively concluded that this incident was not caused by another person but was an accidental death caused by a drunk driver who fell asleep inside the parked vehicle, releasing the brake and causing the vehicle to fall into the sea.

The maritime police will continue additional investigations based on the deceased and their colleague’s activities on the day and autopsy results.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Sim Kyung-taek simkt7@asiae.co.kr

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