Missing Elementary Student from Hantan River Found in Cardiac Arrest

Seven Elementary School Students Swept Away in Hantan River
One Missing Student Found in Cardiac Arrest and Transported to Hospital

Fire authorities conducting a search. Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters

Seven elementary school students were swept away while playing in the water at the Hantan River in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province. One of them went missing and was later found in cardiac arrest.

According to police and fire authorities, at 3:08 p.m. on September 16, a report was received stating that "children seem to have fallen into the water" at the Hantan River in Jeongok-eup, Yeoncheon County.

Out of the seven, six managed to get out of the water on their own, but a sixth-grade student, referred to as Student A, went missing.

The authorities deployed a water rescue team and four drones to conduct the search operation. At around 4:45 p.m., Student A was found in cardiac arrest during an underwater search and was transported to the hospital.

Student A and the other students, who are in the same grade, reportedly entered the water to play at the Hantan River after school and ended up being swept away.

The six students who escaped on their own were found to be unharmed and were handed over to their guardians.

The police are investigating the circumstances of the accident by interviewing witnesses and others involved.

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