Ulsan Local Government Officials on Trip Rescue Woman Trapped in Tetrapods

Three local government officials from Ulsan who went on a trip have successfully rescued a woman in her 50s who fell into a tetrapod.

The main figures are Officer Jeong (given name withheld) from Byeongyeong 2-dong, Jung-gu; Officer Choi from the Economic Policy Division in Nam-gu; and Officer Choi from Duseo-myeon, Ulju-gun.

According to Ulsan's Jung-gu today (September 9), the three officials, who met as peer trainees when they first joined the civil service, went on a two-day, one-night trip to the coast of Gampo-eup, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, on September 5.

Around 8:58 p.m. on the first day, while returning to their accommodation after buying snacks at a convenience store near the sea, they saw a woman climbing over the stairs installed at the pier toward the tetrapods.

Sensing danger, Officer Jeong and the others immediately rushed toward the tetrapods, but the woman, identified as Ms. A, was out of sight, and only her cries for help and sobs could be heard.

Officer Jeong and his companions called 119 while searching various parts of the tetrapods, and discovered Ms. A isolated below.

Without hesitation, Officer Jeong and the others bent down, grabbed Ms. A by the shoulders, and pulled her up together to carry out the rescue.

Afterwards, they brought a blanket from their accommodation and wrapped it around the shivering woman to help her calm down.

Ms. A returned home safely after receiving treatment from the dispatched paramedics.

Ms. A expressed her gratitude, saying, "The three of them risked danger in the dark to save my life. I will never forget that they reached out their hands without hesitation, and I will live each and every day to the fullest."

The officials stated, "Our bodies moved first with the thought that we had to help somehow. We believe we simply did what we naturally should do as public officials, and above all, we are just glad that she returned home safely."
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