'Gwangju Bunggoe Accident' 29th Day Final Buried Victim Recovered... Rescue Operation Ends

Found on the 26th floor on Seol Day, January 1st... Recovered after 8 days

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] At around 7:37 PM on the 29th, the last buried victim of the Hwajeong I-Park collapse accident in Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City was recovered deceased. It has been 29 days since the accident occurred and one week since the discovery.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and the Regional Accident Response Integrated Headquarters announced that the last buried victim was recovered from the debris on the 26th floor.

The Central Headquarters and the Response Headquarters judged that this buried victim, like the other five victims, died at the scene. If the medical staff confirm death immediately after hospital transfer, the death toll from this accident will rise to six.

The buried victim was found on the afternoon of the 1st of this month, Lunar New Year's Day, at around 4:20 PM in the debris on the floor near the master bedroom of apartment unit 2.

It was determined that there were no additional buried victims, and rescue and search operations were concluded on this day.

Gominja, head of the Gwangju Fire Safety Headquarters, said, "We pray for the repose of the deceased and extend our deepest condolences to the families who anxiously waited at the site without leaving even for a moment, hoping desperately for their survival."

He added, "This accident site was a harsh and dangerous high-difficulty site rarely seen worldwide. With a sense of mission that we must do it, we can do it, and if we do it, it will be done, the rescue teams and rescue dogs from the National Fire Agency and fire stations nationwide united and gave their best every moment."

The accident occurred at around 3:46 PM on the 11th at the apartment construction site, where the exterior walls of building 201 from the 23rd to 38th floors collapsed, resulting in six casualties.

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