Two Wild Boars Stir Up Downtown Daegu... One Shot, the Other Hit by a Car

"Wild Boar at Bus Stop" Report
One Shot Dead, Another Killed by Car Collision

Two wild boars that appeared in downtown Daegu were either shot by authorities or killed by a vehicle.

The Daegu Fire and Safety Headquarters announced that at around 4:45 a.m. on the 15th, a report was received about wild boars roaming near the Northern Bus Terminal. Upon verification by the fire authorities, it was confirmed that a total of two wild boars appeared in the city center.

Daegu firefighters confronting a wild boar. [Image provided by Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters]

The police shot one wild boar at around 6:15 a.m. inside the grounds of Inji Elementary School in Bisan-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu. The other wild boar was hit by a vehicle earlier at around 6 a.m. near Nogokgyo Bridge on Sincheon-daero. The fire authorities confirmed the carcass of one wild boar on Sincheon-daero at 6:14 a.m. It was reported that four vehicles and 22 personnel were deployed to capture the wild boars. Fortunately, there were no casualties caused by the wild boar appearances.

A police official stated, "Due to concerns over African Swine Fever (ASF) infection, we had no choice but to shoot the wild boar."

A wild boar running around the schoolyard. [Image provided by Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters]