Seongnam City Presents Appreciation Plaques to Two Citizens Who Helped Rescue Injured in 'Jeongja Bridge Accident'

Seong Sang-jin, Mayor of Seongnam (center), is taking a commemorative photo after presenting plaques of appreciation to citizens Kim Min-seo (57) and Yoo Hee-ra (37), who rescued the injured during the 'Jeongja Bridge Pedestrian Path Collapse Accident' on the 11th.

On the 11th, Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province presented plaques of appreciation to citizens Kim Min-seo (57) and Yoo Hee-ra (37), who rescued injured people during the 'Jeongja Bridge pedestrian walkway collapse accident.'

Mr. Kim and Ms. Yoo, colleagues at the same workplace, witnessed a man identified as A (28) fall about 5 meters down to the Tancheon walking trail when the pedestrian walkway of Jeongja Bridge in Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, collapsed around 9:45 a.m. on the 5th of last month while they were on a delivery business trip.

They immediately reported the incident to 119 and ran to the Tancheon walking trail where water was gushing from a burst water pipe caused by the walkway collapse to check on Mr. A’s condition. They then moved Mr. A, who could not move his legs and waist, to a safe place, covered him with their clothes to prevent his body temperature from dropping, and stayed by his side until the ambulance arrived.

Thanks to their help, Mr. A was quickly transported to the hospital and is currently undergoing rehabilitation treatment. Their good deed was revealed during a meeting between Seongnam Mayor Shin Sang-jin and Mr. A.

Seongnam City confirmed their identities with police cooperation following Mr. A’s request to "find and thank those who helped during the accident."

Mayor Shin Sang-jin of Seongnam said, "It was a dangerous situation where a secondary accident could have occurred after the Jeongja Bridge pedestrian walkway collapse, but I sincerely thank these two individuals who risked their safety and showed righteous actions on behalf of the citizens of Seongnam."

Meanwhile, on the 5th of last month, one side of the pedestrian walkway of Jeongja Bridge over Tancheon in Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City, collapsed, resulting in the death of a 40-year-old woman who was passing by and injuries to Mr. A.

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