A woman in her 60s drowned while fishing for seafood on a tidal flat off the coast of Incheon.
According to the Incheon Coast Guard Station on the 8th, at around 3:27 a.m메이저놀이터. that day, a report was received on 112 that “water came in and I was stranded on the tidal flats near Yeongheungdo-ni, Ongjin-gun, Incheon.” The woman was in her 60s.
The woman, A, was in her 60s. After receiving a request for a joint response from the police, the coast guard and fire authorities launched a rescue team and found her on the tidelands about 400 meters from the beach. However, she was unconscious and not breathing. He was rushed to the hospital, but eventually lost his life.
It is believed that Mr. A was isolated on the tidal flats while fishing alone without any other people, using lights to catch fish and shellfish in the tidal flats at night. It was also reportedly during high tide when the tide was coming in.
A coast guard official said, “Based on the time of the accident, it is believed that Mr. A was fishing, but the specific facts need to be investigated.”
Isolated deaths have been occurring off the coast of Incheon recently.
On April 4, a male and female club member in his 40s who was playing haru in the sea near Hanagae Beach in Muido, Jung-gu, was found dead after going missing due to being isolated by the tide. On the 17th of last month, a woman in her 50s who had been playing at the same beach went missing and was found dead on the 4th.