40s Delivery Driver Missing in Rapid Current Found Dead in Gyeongsan

Firefighting Drone Discovers Body During Search Operation
Missing After Being Swept Away by Rapid Current While Delivering at Dawn

A woman in her 40s who went missing after last contacting a colleague during heavy rain was ultimately found dead.

The Gyeongbuk Provincial Fire Department discovered the body of the missing woman, identified as Ms. A in her 40s, by drone at Muncheonji in Jinryang-eup, Gyeongsan City, at 5:06 PM on the 11th. About 210 personnel from the fire department and police mobilized boats, underwater search equipment, drones, and rescue dogs to search the area from the disappearance site to Muncheonji starting from 6 AM that day.

The body was recovered about an hour later, at 6:04 PM. The fire authorities handed over Ms. A’s body to a university hospital in Yeongcheon.

On the afternoon of the 9th, the fire rescue team is searching for a woman who went missing due to heavy rain at Muncheonji, Pyeongsari, Jinryang-eup, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Ms. A went missing on the morning of the 9th after being swept away by rising waters near Bugicheon, a small stream in Pyeongsari, Jinryang-eup. After reviewing black box footage from her vehicle, the police determined that while driving, Ms. A exited the car briefly when it became submerged, then was swept away by the strong current.

She worked in the delivery industry and before being swept away, left a final message to a colleague saying, "It’s raining too much, so I can’t make deliveries." It is known that on the day of the accident, she had set out to deliver bottled water to staff at Pyeongsa Rest Area when the incident occurred.

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