Mokpo Coast Guard Provides Emergency Rescue for 20s Who Jumped from Seaside Bridge

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 8th that they performed an "emergency rescue" of Mr. A (in his 20s), who jumped from the sea bridge.

On the 8th at around 2:14 a.m., Mokpo Maritime Police received a report suspected of suicide and immediately dispatched rescue forces including the nearby police substation coastal rescue boat, patrol cars, and the West Sea Maritime Special Rescue Team to the scene.

Mokpo Coast Guard rescued Mr. A, who jumped from the Seasang Bridge in the early morning of the 8th, and handed him over to 119.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard]

Tracking Mr. A's location, the maritime police confirmed it was the Kim Dae-jung Bridge in Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, and arrived at the scene at around 2:42 a.m., 28 minutes after receiving the report.

When the Mokpo maritime police rescue team arrived, Mr. A was positioned in the middle of the bridge, confronting the rescue forces including the coast guard, and immediately after jumping into the sea, the West Sea Maritime Special Rescue Team, waiting at sea, entered the water and safely rescued Mr. A.

The maritime police confirmed that Mr. A was breathing and conscious and handed him over to the 119 rescue team.

A Mokpo maritime police official said, "Although there are many difficulties in searching when someone jumps or falls from the sea bridge at night, the quick response of the rescue forces saved a precious life."

※ If you need professional help for difficult-to-talk-about concerns such as depression, you can receive 24-hour counseling at the Suicide Prevention Hotline 1577-0199, Suicide Prevention Counseling Phone 1393, Hope Phone 129, Life Phone 1588-9191, and Youth Phone 1388.