Elementary School Student Dies in Water Park Accident; Sexual Assault Incidents Reported

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Many people are heading out for water activities to escape the heat. However, a series of accidents and incidents have been reported, including a tragic case this past weekend where an elementary school student drowned at a water park in Gyeonggi Province.

Morning Zoom-in, Reporter Kwon Min-kyu has the story.

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A large water park in Ilsan, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

At approximately 12:10 p.m. on July 11, a report was filed with 119 stating that an elementary school student, identified as A, had drowned.

The accident occurred while a group of about 50 children from a taekwondo gym were visiting for a water play outing.

[Witness: I saw the forensics team passing by. The police and 119 emergency responders were also moving back and forth.]

Student A was found face down in the water while wearing a life jacket. Although she briefly regained a pulse after receiving CPR, she eventually passed away at the hospital on July 12.

The accident took place in a 1.2-meter-deep section of the indoor wave pool, where the water depth gradually increases.

[Water Park Official: She was found in a section where the water level was about the height of the child...]

Based on witness statements that there was vomit on the victim's life jacket, the police are conducting an autopsy. Meanwhile, they have booked the taekwondo gym staff who were supervising the children, as well as the water park safety guards, on charges of professional negligence resulting in death, and are currently investigating the case.

At the same water park, a report was filed with 112 around 7:00 p.m. on July 12, alleging that an adult had sexually molested children.

[Witness: The police officers arrested a man and took him away. He looked to be in his early 30s? He was holding his head up high as they took him away.]

Police dispatched to the scene arrested the man in his 30s in the act, and three child victims have been identified so far.

The police are considering requesting an arrest warrant for the man on charges of indecent act by compulsion against a minor under the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes.

(Video Editing: Nam Il, Design: Lee So-jung, VJ: Lee Jun-young)
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