"Falling"... Police Officers Save Woman Who Fell from 3rd Floor After Spreading Blanket

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[Asia Economy Reporter Heo Midam] Police officers from a district police station in Gwangju caught a resident who was falling from a building with a blanket and rescued her.

According to the Gwangju Bukbu Police Station on the 13th, a report was received on the 11th at around 3:22 p.m. about a woman dangerously sitting on the edge of the third floor of a villa building in Buk-gu, Gwangju. A mental health center official reported to the police that the person being counseled was at risk of attempting suicide.

Upon receiving the report, the Usan District Police Station of the Bukbu Police Station immediately dispatched three patrol cars and seven officers to the scene.

At the scene, a woman in her 20s was precariously sitting on a window ledge about 10 meters high, dangling her feet in the air. The police officers could not just wait for the 119 fire rescue team to arrive, so they knocked on the door of a neighboring house and shouted for a blanket.

Four police officers who obtained the blanket raised it to waist height in preparation and caught the woman who fell out of the third-floor window.

The woman hit the ground from the fall, but the police officers firmly pulled and spread the blanket, absorbing most of the impact, so she did not sustain serious injuries. She was transported to a hospital and is receiving treatment.

Sergeant Shin Cheolgyu of the Usan District Police Station Team 1 said, "The officers used their ingenuity because they thought they had to do something to save a life," adding, "We are relieved to have been able to save a precious life."

※ If you have difficult feelings such as depression or know family or acquaintances going through such difficulties, you can receive 24-hour professional counseling through the Suicide Prevention Hotline ☎ 1393, Mental Health Counseling Hotline ☎ 1577-0199, Hope Phone ☎ 129, Life Phone ☎ 1588-9191, Youth Phone ☎ 1388, Youth Mobile Counseling app ‘Da Deureojul Gae’, KakaoTalk, and others.

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