60-in-60s Man Falls From Incheon Grand Bridge After Stopping Vehicle, Transported Without Pulse

At 6:06 PM on the 24th, a report was filed with 119 stating that a person was "trying to cross over (the railing)" near the main tower of the Incheon Grand Bridge heading toward Yeongjongdo in Jung-gu, Incheon.

Upon receiving the report, fire authorities and the Korea Coast Guard deployed rescue teams and rescued a person identified as A. A 119 emergency medical team transported A to a hospital at 6:39 PM on the same day, 33 minutes after the report.

At the time, A was in a state of cardiac arrest without breathing or a pulse.

Investigators found that A had parked a vehicle on the road shoulder before falling into the sea.

A project to install safety railings to prevent falls is currently being pursued on the Incheon Grand Bridge, where jumping incidents frequently occur, but it is facing difficulties due to inadequate institutional measures.

Since the Incheon Grand Bridge opened in 2009 until the 19th of last month, a total of 99 people have jumped from the bridge.

Of these, 73 people died, 15 went missing, and 11 survived.

(Photo: Capture from Urban Traffic Information Center, Yonhap News)
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