"Hiker Not Coming Down" Report... Found in Cardiac Arrest on Mt. Seoraksan

A hiker, presumed to have fallen near Gwongeumseong Fortress in Seoraksan National Park, has been found in a state of cardiac arrest.

According to the Seoraksan National Park Office on September 23, a report was received at 8:18 PM the previous day from a cable car operating company stating that a hiker, identified as A, who had taken the cable car up to Gwongeumseong, had not come back down.

In response, the park office searched the Gwongeumseong area starting yesterday and discovered a person presumed to be A this morning during a search using drones.

The location where the person was found is reportedly about 70 meters away from the upper station of Gwongeumseong.

Fire authorities, having received a report of a fall accident from the park office at 10:09 AM today, are conducting rescue operations using a helicopter.

The person presumed to be A is reportedly in a state of cardiac arrest.

Authorities plan to investigate the identity of the person found and the exact circumstances of the accident as soon as the rescue is completed.
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