Yesterday (6th) Of the three ships that were overturned and disappeared from the Uiam Dam in Chuncheon, Gangwon, a police boat was found 14km downstream from the accident site this morning, but it was found that the missing were not found.
The police and the fire department said today, around 11:21 am, the police patrol boat'Gangwon 101' was found hanging halfway between the trees at the base of the river, lying sideways between Chunseong Bridge and Gyeonggang Bridge in Seocheon-ri, Namsan-myeon, Chuncheon-si.
An official of a water ski company reportedly reported that he had found a boat that was about half way up on the water, and it seems to be hanging on a tree.
The fire department fixed the police boat lying on its side with a rope, and then 119 rescuers, etc., began to search internally, but until now, it was confirmed that no missing persons were found.
With the possibility of the missing person under the hull in mind, the hull is fixed with a rope and rescuers are input to search the surrounding grass.
Some machinery was collected during this process.
At the time of the accident, two police officers were reported to be riding, including a police officer of Aunt Chuncheon (55) and an aunt (32) of Chuncheon City Hall.
The police boat overturned yesterday due to an accident in the Uiam Dam was a 3.6t class vessel manufactured in 2014, 8.8m long and 2.7m wide.
Maximum occupancy is 8 people.
Chongcheon fire chief Jeong Jong-ho said, "I searched inside, but I could not find any missing persons with the naked eye."
However, there are 4 CCTVs in front of and behind the police station.
One villager said, "The spot was submerged until the previous day, but the water began to drain from last night." Said.
In addition to Uiam Dam, Soyang River Dam and Chuncheon Dam, it was found that the amount of discharge was reduced for smooth and rapid search.
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