At 6:06 PM on the 24th, a report was received by 119 stating that "someone is trying to climb over the railing" near the main tower of Incheon Bridge toward Yeongjongdo, Jung-gu, Incheon.

Upon receiving the report, the fire authorities and the Coast Guard deployed rescue teams to rescue individual A. Emergency medical services transferred individual A to a hospital at 6:39 PM on the same day, 33 minutes after the initial report.

At the time, individual A was found to be without a pulse or breathing.

Investigations showed that individual A parked the vehicle on the road shoulder before falling into the sea.

Incheon Bridge, where falling accidents frequently occur, has been pursuing a project to install safety railings to prevent falls, but the initiative has faced difficulties due to insufficient institutional frameworks.

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

Among them, 73 people died, 15 went missing, and 11 survived.

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