'Visible 112' Rescued... Operation Completed in 20 Minutes for Group Trapped in Swamp

The fire rescue team and police, who responded to the report, are rescuing a group of men in their 20s who got stuck in a swamp while riding an off-road vehicle. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Men who got stuck in a marsh along the Nakdong River while driving an off-road vehicle in a park were rescued by the police through ‘Boineun 112’ (Visible 112).

According to the Sasang Police Station in Busan on the 30th, three men in their 20s got stuck in a marsh while driving an off-road vehicle at Samnak Ecological Park at around 2:25 PM on the 29th.

The group judged that driving the vehicle was impossible and immediately reported to the police, but the police had difficulty pinpointing the accident location.

The police used ‘Boineun 112’ to identify the location, and by using video from the caller’s mobile phone, they located the site and rescued the group within 20 minutes of the accident.

It is known that the rescued individuals are in good health.

‘Boineun 112,’ implemented since August, is a system where the police send a text message containing a URL to the caller’s mobile phone, and when the caller clicks the URL, the police can check video, audio, text, and location from the caller’s phone.

A police official said, “We hope that ‘Boineun 112’ will be actively used when it is impossible to provide location information due to unfamiliar routes, natural disasters, kidnappings, or when police assistance is needed.”

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