It was belatedly known that a firefighter on a trip to Jeju Island saw a citizen drowning and immediately jumped into the sea to save his life.
According to the Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters on the 17th, fire chief Kim Jong-ho (34) belonging to the Headquarters Rescue and Emergency Department was on vacation at 1 pm on the 12th and was taking a picture at the breakwater while taking a picture at Hamdeok Beach in Jeju Island with his family. have witnessed
The woman, who fell into the sea from a breakwater that was about 3 meters high, struggled without coming out of the water, and the group threw clothes and tried to rescue them.
Fire Chief Kim ran to where the woman was, then jumped into the sea while wearing clothes, hugged the woman and got out of the water safely.
Fortunately, the woman was not seriously injured, and Fire Chief Kim left the place after checking the woman's condition.
Fire Chief Kim's good deeds became known on the 15th when an article presumed to have been written by a woman who had fallen into the sea at the time was posted on the 'People's Opinion and Praise' section of the Fire Department's website.
In this article, the author said, "No matter how much I tried to get out of the water, the wind was blowing and the waves were pounding, but it didn't go my way, but someone lifted me up with the power of supernatural power and saved me. I tried to express my gratitude for getting the contact information, but he refused, so I wrote this down.”
He continued, "I express my deep gratitude to the paramedics who saved me while my cell phone was broken while traveling with my family and I bow my head in respect."and wrote
In response, Fire Chief Kim said, "Based on my experience working in a special rescue team, I was able to rescue."
(Photo = Provided by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Yonhap News)