A motorcycle rider was found dead after falling into a huge sewage puddle South Korea The largest city.
The sewage puddle, estimated at about 65 feet and 65 feet deep, opened Monday afternoon at an intersection in the Myeongil-dong community in eastern Seoul, swallowing the victim and injuring a woman whose van passed through the area, officials told the Associated Press.
The motorcycle rider spotted a man in his 30s by noon Tuesday.
King said the man was found wearing a helmet and motorcycle boots, Rescue personnel Before reaching his body, he found his Japanese-made motorcycle and cell phone.
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Rescue workers walked past a sewage puddle outside a plant shop on a road in Seoul on March 25. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Image)
He was quoted Reuters It’s like saying that the first responder takes nearly 18 hours to find the victim because they have to pump water and dig out dirt and other debris.
King added that rescuers used excavators, shovels and other equipment to find him.
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Officials said a motorcycle rider was found dead in a sewage puddle in Seoul on Tuesday, March 25. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Image)
reason Sewage pit Still under investigation.
According to King, the injured woman suffered only minor injuries.
An investigator took photos of a sewage puddle in Seoul, South Korea on March 25, 2025. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Image)
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According to Reuters, dash camera footage shot on site showed the vehicle bounced as it narrowly cleared the sewage puddle before the motorcycle driver entered the area.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
