A wild boar that was causing a disturbance at Hopo Station in Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, was shot dead. [Photo by Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]
A wild boar that appeared in the area and injured a person was shot dead.
According to the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters, on the 29th at 4:44 PM, a wild boar appeared at Hopo Station in Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si, Gyeongnam, and attacked a man in his 30s who was in the third-floor restroom.
The man, who was bitten on his right arm by the wild boar, was quickly taken to the hospital, and the glass door of the fourth-floor Urban Railway Customer Center was broken.
The injured man sustained abrasions and other minor injuries but was reported to be in no life-threatening condition.
Earlier, the fire authorities had received a report of a wild boar appearing near a restaurant in Dong-myeon, Yangsan-si, and were on their way to the scene.
The wild boar crossed an 8-lane road near the restaurant and entered Hopo Station on Busan Urban Railway Line 2 on the opposite side, causing a disturbance.
The responding police officers cornered the wild boar at the edge of the fifth-floor platform of the station and fired three live rounds to immobilize it. Shortly after, a professional hunter who arrived at the scene confirmed and shot the wild boar dead at 5:43 PM that day.
According to the police and fire authorities, the wild boar was about 1.5 meters in length and weighed approximately 100 kg.
The police and fire authorities are investigating the cause of the wild boar's appearance.
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