Five Water Recreation Visitors Rescued After Being Trapped by High Tide at Yeonggwang Gamami Beach

At around 5:37 PM on the 21st, five water play participants drifting due to high tide were rescued at Gamami Beach in Hongnong-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do.

At 5:37 PM on the 21st, five swimmers drifting due to high tide were rescued by Yeonggwang Fire Department at Gamami Beach in Hongnong-eup, Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do.
[Photo by Yeonggwang Fire Department]

According to Yeonggwang Fire Department on the 22nd, they requested rescue due to physical exhaustion while playing in the sea and were rescued by the 119 water rescue team and the Marine Corps Veterans Association deployed on site.

The 119 ambulance team of the fire department quickly assessed their physical condition and safely handed them over to their guardians.

Yeonggwang Fire Department stated, "Gamami Beach operates a 119 water rescue team composed of rescue and emergency medical personnel every year for the safety of vacationers," and urged, "Please report to 119 immediately if anything happens."