Elderly Missing Person in Geochang Quickly Rescued from Grass Near Village

Military Emergency Management Personnel Dispatch to Site After Verifying Activity Detection System

Elderly Missing Person in Geochang-gun Quickly Rescued from Nearby Grass Thicket!

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 29th that they quickly rescued a missing elderly person aged 96 living in Gabuk-myeon from the grass near a riverside close to the village.

Emergency management worker Mr. Yeom reported that upon arriving at work that morning, he confirmed through the system that the activity detector installed at the elderly person's home in Gabuk-myeon had shown no detection for 14 continuous hours, and immediately rushed to the scene.

According to the Gabuk-myeon office manager, after reporting to the police station and searching the nearby village area with the village chief and neighbors for about an hour, the elderly person was found collapsed in the riverside grass and was safely transported to the hospital by a 119 ambulance.

The guardian stated, "The elderly person currently hospitalized is in generally good condition except for symptoms of hypothermia."

County Governor Gu In-mo said, "It is very fortunate that the elderly person was safely rescued thanks to the prompt response of the emergency management worker and village residents," and added, "We will further strengthen preemptive measures for the safety and health of elderly living alone and disabled people."

Currently, emergency equipment is installed in 300 households of elderly living alone and disabled people in Geochang-gun, and there are plans to expand installation to about 320 households in the second half of the year.

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