"Water Is Rising": Urgent Call Leads Police to Save Man in His 70s Based on Meager Clues

Police have successfully rescued a driver in his 70s from a truck submerged in a reservoir by closely following a brief location clue.

According to the Gangwon Provincial Police Agency on October 27, an emergency 112 call came in at around 9:00 a.m. on September 13 from Daema-ri, Cheorwon-eup, Cheorwon-gun, reporting, "Please save me, my car fell into the water with me inside. The water is rising."

The driver in his 70s, identified as A, was unable to properly explain his location, only mentioning "toward Baengmagoji," leaving police officers at the Cheorwon Police Station to deduce the reporting location from that single clue.

Dispatching three patrol cars, the officers thoroughly searched the Daema-ri area and eventually discovered a Porter truck lying on its side with the driver's seat submerged in a roadside reservoir.

Police Officer Yoon Jin-won used an emergency hammer from the patrol car to break the passenger-side window, put on a life jacket, and entered the vehicle to check on A's condition.

Although A was trembling slightly, he was not seriously injured, and emergency rescue workers from the 119 Rescue Services who arrived shortly afterward safely rescued A from the truck.

Officer Yoon said, "When I arrived at the scene, I couldn't hear any sounds and thought there had been major casualties, but after breaking the window and seeing the driver wasn't seriously injured, I felt a sense of relief. I will continue to rush to wherever help is needed."

(Photo provided by Gangwon Provincial Police Agency, Yonhap News)
※ Please note: This article was translated by AI and may contain errors.