60s Woman Swept Away by Rapids in Changwon Rescued by Police on Emergency Duty

Police officers on emergency duty preparing for Typhoon Khanun are rescuing a woman swept away by the rapid current.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Police Agency]

Amid strong winds and rain damage across Gyeongnam due to Typhoon Khanun, a woman in her 60s was swept away by a rapid current while crossing a crosswalk at Daeam Gosam Intersection in Sarim-dong, Uichang-gu, Changwon-si around 10 a.m. on the 10th, and was rescued by police officers on duty.

According to the Gyeongnam Police Agency, Lieutenant Park Jun-hwi and Sergeant Hong Jun-seong, who were controlling vehicle traffic and responding to flooding in preparation for Typhoon Khanun damage, saw Ms. A being swept away by the rising water while crossing the crosswalk and rushed over.

The two officers immediately jumped into the water, using their bodies to prevent Ms. A from being carried away. Although they were swept downstream together toward Namsan Elementary School due to the strong current, they succeeded in rescuing her about 100 meters away.

Ms. A, who was rescued, sustained abrasions on her back and the back of her legs but refused hospital transfer and was sent home.

Lieutenant Park, who injured his right finger during the rescue, received emergency treatment at a nearby hospital.

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