A Louis Vuitton luxury bag containing 3 million won in cash almost drifted away into the sea but was recovered and returned to its owner thanks to a police 'rappel' operation.
According to the Busan police on the 5th, on March 29th at around 2:45 PM, a woman in her 50s from Mongolia, who was walking along the coastal promenade in Suyeong-gu, Busan, accidentally dropped her luxury bag down a 5-meter seawall by the beach.
Ms. A immediately called 112 and was pacing anxiously while watching the waves.
Four officers from the Nambu Police Station who arrived at the scene carried out a bag recovery 'operation' using a rope from their patrol car.
Busan Nambu Police Station Sergeant Do Gwang-ho is conducting a rappel descent on the 5th at the Gwangalli Coastal Walkway in Suyeong-gu to retrieve a luxury bag that fell below the seaside retaining wall. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]
On the 5th, police officers are holding onto ropes to retrieve a luxury bag that fell below the seawall along the Gwangalli Coastal Walkway in Suyeong-gu. [Image source=Busan Police Agency]
The officers held onto the rope using the promenade fence as support, and Sergeant Do Gwang-ho, a former marine with extensive rappel training experience, personally climbed down the seawall and successfully retrieved the bag.
The bag, which nearly drifted away with the waves, was a Louis Vuitton luxury bag containing approximately 3 million won in cash.
Ms. A, who had a harrowing experience during her trip to Korea, repeatedly expressed her gratitude after recovering the luxury bag, cash, and belongings that almost were lost to the seawater.
The Busan Police Agency plans to post this 'Louis Vuitton recovery operation' on Instagram.
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