The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 25th that the Future Han River Headquarters mobile patrol unit (civilian police) rescued a teenage girl who was about to jump off the Yanghwa Bridge.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the mobile patrol unit discovered a woman identified as A around 11:10 a.m. on the 20th while patrolling toward Yanghwa in Mangwon.
The patrol team reported to 112 and persuaded A while blocking vehicle traffic from nearby citizens. Subsequently, A was rescued by the 119 rescue team, which arrived about five minutes later.
Earlier, on the 2nd, the patrol unit received a tip from a citizen and was the first to arrive at the scene, where they found and rescued a woman in her 20s who had jumped into the Han River. Additionally, on June 21, they performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a man in his 60s who collapsed on the bike path, helping him regain normal breathing before the 119 rescue team arrived.
The patrol unit monitors potential hazard situations that may occur around Han River Park every day. Composed of a total of 46 members, they all hold drone pilot certificates. They utilize drones to monitor areas such as the river or ecological wetlands where visual monitoring is challenging. In June, they discovered a woman in her 20s who was about to jump off near Mapo Bridge through drone patrol, preventing a potential casualty by reporting to 112 and 119.
Park Jin-Young, head of the Future Han River Headquarters, noted, "We will continue to strengthen the safety net of Han River Park so that citizens can use it safely and conveniently."