'Gwangju Apartment Collapse' 5th Missing Person Found... 1m Away from Accessible Area

DNA Collection for Identity Verification to Proceed After Family Consultation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The location of the fifth missing person has been confirmed at the site of the collapse accident of the newly constructed apartment by Gwangju Hyundai Industrial Development.

Gominja, Head of the Gwangju Emergency Rescue Control Team (Chief of Gwangju Fire Safety Headquarters), held an emergency briefing at 2 p.m. on the 4th and announced that during the search and rescue process of the previously confirmed buried victims, one more victim was identified at around 11:10 a.m. that day.

During the rescue operation for the buried person on the 27th floor, part of the victim’s body and a work helmet were found near the master bedroom on the 2nd line of the 28th floor.

The rescue team visually discovered them, and the location is known to be about 1 meter away from an accessible area.

However, since the victim’s location is on an unstable footing, it is expected that the rescue will take some time.

DNA collection to confirm identity will be conducted after consultation with the family.

Meanwhile, on the afternoon of the 11th of last month at 3:46 p.m., an accident occurred where the outer wall (23rd to 38th floors) of a newly constructed apartment in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju, collapsed.

Six people went missing in this accident; among them, two were recovered deceased, two had their buried locations confirmed but are facing difficulties in rescue due to being buried under layers of debris. With one more person’s location identified that day, only one missing person remains.

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