“There were times when I wanted to give up, but because of my children, I couldn’t.”
Resident A (39), who was rescued alive after 14 hours of disappearance in the underground parking lot of a submerged apartment in Indeok-dong, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 6th, told his wife about the isolation at the time of this isolation in a 119 ambulance going to the hospital. .
During a media call, his wife heard the voice of her husband, A, who is a survivor, over the receiver.
Her wife shouted "thank you and thank you", cheering on several occasions in a highly inspiring voice throughout her call.
According to the story of husband A, delivered in the form of a conversation with his wife, Mr. A went to the underground parking lot, but was unable to open the car door because of cold water on the floor.
Her wife even asked her husband in her 119 ambulance, "Did the water fill up in an instant?"
She added that she felt relieved, saying, "I'm really glad I didn't get in the car."
Survivor A appears to have taken off his clothes and stood in what appears to be an air pocket to maintain body temperature in the water, her wife said.
She said she said, "There must have been a place where we could breathe on the side of our groom."
Gyeongbuk Fire Headquarters consists of Gyeongbuk Fire Rescue Team, Central Special Rescue Team, 119 Special Response Team,
According to eyewitnesses, when A was seen swimming to the entrance of the parking lot, the rescue team tied a rope and rescued him.
Mr. A's wife has been at the accident site all day since early morning.
When she was asked what she would like to say before arriving at the hospital, Mr. A's wife said, "I have nothing to say just because I came back alive."
(Photo = Yonhap News)