by Kim Hyunjeong2
Published 18 Aug.2025 19:03(KST)
Updated 18 Aug.2025 21:01(KST)
It was belatedly revealed that five police officers, classmates from the Central Police Academy who had gathered to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their police appointment, rescued an elderly citizen who suddenly collapsed, drawing public attention.
Police academy classmates gathered to celebrate 10 years of police appointment. Screenshot from the YouTube channel 'Seoul Police'
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Police academy classmates gathered to celebrate 10 years of police appointment. Screenshot from YouTube channel 'Seoul Police'
원본보기 아이콘On August 18, the Seoul Police YouTube channel released a video titled, "The Day They Marked 10 Years as Police Officers... The Reason They Rushed Out During Dinner." The video begins with a scene of several robust men entering a restaurant in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the evening of July 24. As they enter, they greet each other with "Loyalty!" and exchange salutes, showing their strong camaraderie.
On the 24th of last month, Sergeant Yongjin Jung of the Suseo Police Station in Seoul performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on a collapsed citizen. Captured from the YouTube channel 'Seoul Police'
원본보기 아이콘However, the cheerful dinner quickly turned into an urgent situation. A woman rushed in and asked, "Does anyone know how to perform CPR?" The officers immediately left their seats and discovered the collapsed elderly man.
On the 24th of last month, Police Officer Heemok Jung of the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul ran to a nearby subway station, returned to the scene carrying a defibrillator. Captured from the YouTube channel 'Seoul Police'
원본보기 아이콘Sergeant Yongjin Jung of the Suseo Police Station in Seoul immediately began performing CPR, while his colleagues called emergency services (119) and secured the airway. Sergeant Hansol Cho and Sergeant Huseong Lee, also from the same station, and Lieutenant Duseong Kwon from the Wonju Police Station in Gangwon Province, assisted in the rescue. During this process, Sergeant Heemok Jung of the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul ran to a nearby subway station, jumped over the ticket gate, and quickly returned with an automated external defibrillator (AED), which he promptly used at the scene.
Thanks to their coordinated response, the elderly citizen regained consciousness and breathing before the ambulance arrived, and was subsequently transported to the hospital, where he reportedly made a full recovery.
The main figures are classmates from the 282nd class of the Central Police Academy: Sergeant Hansol Cho, Sergeant Huseong Lee, and Sergeant Yongjin Jung from the Suseo Police Station in Seoul; Sergeant Heemok Jung from the Jungnang Police Station in Seoul; and Lieutenant Duseong Kwon from the Wonju Police Station in Gangwon Province. They stated, "Even after 10 years, our sense of duty from the day we first became police officers has not changed at all," and added, "We will continue to be police officers who are always by the citizens' side."
Upon hearing this heartwarming story, online users commented, "They must have been very startled during dinner. They did something truly meaningful on a meaningful day," "That elderly man was lucky to meet those officers," "They worked hard again today," and "Thank you."
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