Emergency Rescue of a 70s Haenyeo Missing While Fishing Offshore near Sehwa, Jeju City

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] A haenyeo who was found unconscious in the sea off Sehwa, Jeju City, was rescued by the Jeju Coast Guard.

According to the Jeju Maritime Police Station on the 15th, at around 2:28 PM that day, a report was received that a haenyeo in her 70s who was fishing at Sehwa Port in Gujwa-eup, Jeju City, had gone missing.

Nearby patrol vessels, the Jeju Police Substation patrol team, rescue teams, aircraft, and the Seongsan Police Substation coastal rescue boat were urgently dispatched. The Jeju Police Substation patrol team arrived at the scene at around 2:34 PM and confirmed that while the diving basket (taewak) was visible near the breakwater of Sehwa Port, the haenyeo was not seen.

Accordingly, the Jeju Coast Guard searched the waters around Sehwa Port using all available rescue forces and at around 3:15 PM, found one haenyeo floating unconscious about 500 meters in front of Sehwa Beach. They rescued her and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, then handed her over to a 119 ambulance waiting nearby at around 3:47 PM.

Meanwhile, the Jeju Coast Guard plans to investigate the exact cause of the accident by interviewing witnesses in the vicinity.

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

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