Gunsan Coast Guard "Repeated Mudflat Experience Accidents... Urging Prior Safety Precautions"

Two People Trapped on Rocks Near Sinshido Recreation Forest

Frequent Safety Accidents Occur as Tourists Unaware of 'Moolttae'

In the coastal area of Gunsan, Jeonbuk, there have been consecutive incidents of tidal flat exploration (haerujil) and fishing visitors going missing and becoming isolated, so tourists visiting the sea and islands should be cautious of marine safety accidents.

According to the Gunsan Coast Guard on the 4th, at 12:12 a.m. that day, a report was received that two tourists were isolated on rocks near the Gunsan Sinsido Recreation Forest, and the Saemangeum Police Substation's coastal rescue boat was urgently dispatched to the scene.

Upon arrival, the Coast Guard found the two isolated individuals, but since the water depth around the rocky shore was shallow, they safely rescued them using an electric surfboard to the coastal rescue boat.

On the 4th, Gunsan Coast Guard used an electric surfboard to transfer two tourists stranded on rocks near Sinsido Recreation Forest one by one onto a coastal rescue boat.
[Photo by Gunsan Coast Guard]

The rescued individuals were reported to have become isolated on nearby rocky shores after attempting to catch blue crabs in the tidal flats near Gunsan Sinsido Recreation Forest around 10 p.m. on the 3rd, unaware that the water was rising.

Earlier, at 4:28 p.m. on the 2nd, two tourists fishing on the rocky shore of Jangjado Island in Okdo-myeon were isolated by the rising tide and were rescued by a civilian marine rescue vessel.

The Coast Guard has identified that recent safety accidents occur when people exploring tidal flats or rocky shores during low tide fail to properly recognize the tide times and become isolated.

When engaging in leisure activities at sea, it is essential to wear safety gear such as life jackets and check tide times, including the rising tide, to prepare for potential safety accidents.

A representative of the Gunsan Coast Guard stated, "In case of being isolated by the rising tide or losing direction due to fog at sea, prepare a waterproof phone pouch and install apps like Haeroad or BadaNavi so that you can request rescue at any time."

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