▲ Coast Guard helicopter and coastal rescue boat searching for the missing person
The Coast Guard has launched a search operation after receiving a report that an unidentified individual was swept away by the sea at Chodo Beach in Goseong, Gangwon Province.
According to the Sokcho Coast Guard on today (June 21), the report was received at approximately 9:40 a.m., stating that an unidentified person had been swept into the sea at Chodo Beach in Goseong-gun.
The Coast Guard has dispatched coastal rescue boats, rescue teams, and a helicopter to the scene to search for the missing person.
Joint search efforts are currently underway, with the Coast Guard, the Army, fire authorities, and Goseong-gun officials focusing on both the waters and the coastline.
"A high seas warning is currently in effect for the middle waters off the East Coast, and waves are rising as high as 3 meters (10 feet), which is complicating the search, but we will do our utmost to find the missing person," said Lee Woo-soo, Chief of the Sokcho Coast Guard.
The Sokcho Coast Guard had already issued a coastal safety advisory starting at 9:00 a.m. on June 20 due to poor weather conditions, including swells.
(Photo: Provided by Sokcho Coast Guard, Yonhap News)
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