4 Rescued from Boat and Raft on Han River... "Unrelated to Fireworks Festival"

The individuals involved in the incident, who were rescued by fire authorities and handed over to the police after going out onto the Han River on unauthorized boats and rafts to watch the 'Seoul International Fireworks Festival' held around Yeouido, Seoul on the 5th, have denied the allegations, stating that "it was completely unrelated to the fireworks display."

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According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 6th, the Han River Rescue Team of the Gimpo Fire Station discovered a raft connected to a wooden boat operated by Mr. A (44) tilting while moving on the Han River between Haengju Bridge and Migok Railway Bridge in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, at around 7:05 p.m. the previous day. Besides Mr. A, who was operating the wooden boat, three other people were on board the raft.

The fire authorities, upon discovering this, judged that the unauthorized boat and raft were launched to watch the Yeouido fireworks festival in Seoul. They secured the boat and raft to a rescue boat and moved them to the southern end of Magok Railway Bridge, then handed over Mr. A and the three others to the Han River Police Unit.

The Gimpo Fire Station initially understood that Mr. A and the others were on the boat and raft to film the Seoul Fireworks Festival, but later confirmed that they had come to film nearby unrelated to the fireworks festival.

A representative from the Gimpo Fire Station said, "Since three people were on an unsafe raft, we immediately proceeded with the rescue operation," adding, "During the rescue, we heard that they had come to film, but due to the noise at the scene, it was mistakenly understood that they had come to film the fireworks festival."

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