Provincial Guardians Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters Avengers Begin Summer Drowning Accident Preparedness Training

Rescue of Drowning Person and Others in Hadong Seomjin River

Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters personnel conducting a rescue training for people inside a flooded vehicle.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters conducted water and underwater rescue training on the 27th at the Seomjingang River in Hadong-gun to prepare for summer flood-related water accidents.

On this day, 62 firefighters from the 119 Special Rescue Team and the Hadong, Sancheong, Hamyang, and Geochang Fire Stations participated, and 51 pieces of equipment including 6 types such as helicopters, sonar (sound wave detection), underwater drones, and firefighting drones were deployed.

The rescuers engaged in training to save ▲people drifting in the river ▲drowning victims swept away by rapid currents ▲people trapped in vehicles submerged by rising river water ▲missing persons from small vessels capsized by swell waves.

A rescue team member from the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters is conducting a life-saving training exercise using a helicopter.

The rescue team retrieved drowning victims drifting in the river using rescue boats and jet skis, and also extracted people trapped in submerged vehicles.

They located missing persons from small vessels overturned by swell waves and conducted searches for missing persons using firefighting drones.

Park Gilsang, commander of the 119 Special Rescue Team, said, “Many water accidents occur during the summer due to heavy rain,” adding, “We will minimize damage to residents through rapid and safe rescue activities, establishing a regional cooperation system, and strengthening joint response capabilities.”

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