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This time, we will tell you about our exclusive coverage.

Last year, a 20-year-old man died in a valley in Gyeonggi-do.

Sergeant Jo Jae-yoon, who had promised to follow his grandfather on the path of a soldier, died nine months after being commissioned by drowning.

The bereaved family has not held a funeral for over half a year, saying the truth has not been revealed.



First of all, this is reporter Ahn Hee-jae.



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It was in September of last year that Sgt. Jaeyoon Cho, a member of the Army's Capital Mechanized Infantry Division, died in a valley in Gapyeong.



He ran into the water following the senior noncommissioned officers and got feces.



[Witness at the time: Seniors often came.

(Dead) He said he was a freshman.

(Seniors' tubes) By the time you run away...

(It's already too late).]



This is the valley where the accident occurred. 



It is a pole that is over 3m tall.



If you put it directly into the water like this, the water is so deep that you cannot reach the bottom of the valley.



The bereaved family has been skeptical of the blue sky.



It was because he was Sgt. Joe, who couldn't swim at all and didn't even go near the water's edge.



[Jo Eun-kyung / late Sergeant Jo Jae-yun Bereaved family: no breathing, no pulse, drowning, out of the blue.

I've never even been to an indoor swimming pool.]



[Last Sergeant Jo Jae-yoon Friend: Why did he drown, he never jumped off voluntarily...

.]



According to the military investigation, the day when the holiday was given for consolation due to the prolonged Corona 19.



Sergeant A, the shooter of Sergeant Joe, pointed out the youngest Sgt. Cho while looking for someone to go to the valley, saying, 'Let's play like a man'.



Another noncommissioned officer stopped them saying they were afraid of water, and Sgt. Cho also refused saying "I need to clean the room", but in the end, Sergeant A's repeated suggestions, we went to the valley together.



Senior Sergeant B jumped in first, and when Sgt. Joe hesitated, they offered to rescue them if they fell out. 



Immediately after the dive, Sergeant A and Sergeant B jumped one by one towards Sgt.



The survivors claim that they actually lost their lives due to coercion by superiors. 



[Jo Eun-kyung / Late Sgt. Jo Jae-yun Bereaved Family: (Sgt. Cho) I've been standing for a few minutes, if you look at the statement.

It's not that the mood was out of the water and kept staring at him.] The



day Sergeant Joe died was his 20th birthday. 



[Baek Young-wol / Late Sergeant Jo Jae-yun's family: Even when I was sleeping, I suddenly remembered and just pounded on the floor.

I miss you so much...

.]



The bereaved family temporarily placed Sgt. Cho's body in the Armed Forces Capital Hospital, saying that neither a funeral nor a death examination could be held until the truth was revealed.



(Video coverage: Jeong Sang-bo, Kim Yong-woo, video editing: Park Jin-hoon)