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There was a report that he slipped while climbing the mountain behind the town and his limbs were paralyzed.
They contacted city hall to inquire about safety management responsibilities and insurance issues, and they were told they were not responsible.
Reporter Shin Jeong-eun covered why.
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A couple living in Daejang-dong, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do.
Last April, I had an accident while climbing the mountain behind my neighborhood.
Her husband, Mr. A, was going ahead, but the wife who was following did not appear.
[Husband A: As I looked around, I saw that my feet were hanging, so I followed.
I just fell into the ditch and was completely unconscious.]
He slipped from a bridge made of bamboo shards and fell into the ditch.
He underwent surgery, but suffered a major injury to his neck, which left him paralyzed.
[Husband A: I send it now with tears every day.
Because of the sense of loss, I had an accident like that without realizing it...
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At the site of the accident, the sign saying 'The entrance to the hiking trail' is colorless and the slope is steep, but there are no safety lines or stairs, and the bridge sways just by stepping on it.
When my family asked Seongnam City about responsibility for safety management of hiking trails and whether to purchase insurance, an unexpected answer was returned.
[A's family: 'There is actually insurance for hiking trails in Seongnam.
But when I asked, 'Where did you get hurt?', I said that he was injured here, and he said, 'It is not under the jurisdiction of Seongnam City, but is the land of Seongnam Courtyard'...
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This area is the site of the Daejang-dong development project, and when the construction work was completed, the preservation green area was scheduled to be taken over by Seongnam City.
However, the construction approval scheduled for December 2020 has been postponed indefinitely because Seongnam Courtyard did not carry out the underground transmission tower plan, and investigations and trials on allegations of preferential treatment were ongoing.
[A's family: (Seongnam's Courtyard) Even if you want to hear your opinion on whether there is a way, there is no phone call.
Even when I call, they don't answer the phone.]
Even after the accident, hikers go up and down, and Seongnam's Garden has just posted a new notice saying 'We are not responsible for safety accidents' near the accident site.
[Seongnam Garden Official: I know there was an accident.
I don't think there's anything special about how the company will express its position...
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The daily life of the family, who had to move from hospital to hospital and bear huge medical and nursing expenses, came to a halt with the accident.
[A's family: It was rather injured because it was opened as the entrance to the hiking trail like that without completion.
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(Video coverage: Cho Chang-hyun, video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)