[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] A teenager who went missing while playing in the water off the coast of Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk, was found unconscious after about two hours.
According to the Pohang Coast Guard on the 22nd, at around 4:41 p.m. that day, A (16) was found by a civilian marine rescue team in the sea near Bonggil Beach, Bonggil-ri, Munmu Daewang-myeon, Gyeongju.
The Coast Guard rescue team rescued A, but he was unconscious and was transported to the hospital.
A went missing after being swept away by waves while playing in the water here at around 2:33 p.m. B (16), who was playing in the water with him, was also swept away by the waves but was rescued after grabbing a tube thrown by the group.
The Pohang Coast Guard deployed patrol vessels, coastal rescue boats, rescue teams, and aircraft, and requested rescue support from civilian marine rescue teams, 119 rescue teams, and the Marine Corps to search for A.
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