Motorcyclist found dead 18 hours after falling into sinkhole in Seoul


Rescue workers walking past a sinkhole outside a plant shop on a road in Seoul on March 25, 2025. - AFP

SEOUL: A 34-year-old man who fell into a sinkhole in eastern Seoul was found in cardiac arrest on Tuesday (March 250 morning, 18 hours after the incident occurred, authorities said.

The man, identified only by his surname of Park, was discovered at 11:22am about 50m from where the large sinkhole opened up in the middle of a road near Hanyoung Foreign Language High School in Myeongil-dong, Gangdong-gu, according to fire officials. Rescue operations were completed by 12:36pm.

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