One Elementary Student Missing While Playing in Hantan River, Yeoncheon... Fire Authorities Searching

Seven Students Fall Into River, Six Escape on Their Own
Fire Authorities Deploy 13 Vehicles, 32 Personnel, and 4 Drones for Search

Seven elementary school students playing in the Hantan River in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, fell into the water. Six of them managed to escape, but one student is missing, and firefighting authorities are conducting a search.

Seven elementary school students playing in the water at Hantan River in Yeoncheon County fell into the water. Six managed to escape, but one is missing, and fire authorities are conducting a search. Provided by the Northern Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters.

According to the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, at approximately 3:08 p.m. on September 16, seven elementary school students who had gone to play in the water after school in Jeongok-ri, Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon County, near the Hantan River, fell into the water.

Of these, six students got out of the water on their own, but a sixth-grade boy, A (age 13), remains missing. The students who escaped have been confirmed to be unharmed. One of them was handed over to a guardian, and the other five will also be turned over to their guardians after receiving measures to keep them warm.

The firefighting authorities are searching for the missing student by deploying 13 vehicles, 32 personnel, four drones, and volunteer firefighters. While rescue divers conduct underwater searches, ambulances have been stationed downstream to carry out a foot search of the area.

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