Fishing Enthusiast Missing at Madongho, Goseong, Gyeongnam... Joint Search by Fire Department and Coast Guard
![Madongho, Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam. [Photo by Goseong-gun Office]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2023091917124481617_1695111164.jpg)
At around 10:32 a.m. on the 19th, an unidentified fisherman went missing near Madongho, Maam-myeon, Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam, prompting a joint search by the Coast Guard and fire department.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters and Changwon Coast Guard Station, a 119 emergency call was received reporting that an unidentified fisherman had been swept away by the water.
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) near the scene captured footage of a man, presumed to be Mr. A, entering the water near the disappearance site to retrieve fishing gear that had been swept away.
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The fire department and Coast Guard are searching for the missing person both in and out of the water, using rubber boats and underwater search teams while blocking the sluice gates of the breakwater.
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