Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Action Urged to Stop Han River Jumpers

Read the article here: http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20100712000774

The bridges along the Han River attract a lot of people who want to attempt suicide.

232 people have jumped into the Han River this year. 47 of them died.

Over the past 3 years 1,301 people have attempted suicide by jumping off the bridges on the Han River. 254 people died.

No efforts have been made to stop jumpers.

There have been plans to install CCTV, a safety system and a 2 meter fence, but no progress has been made.

The city plans to install an emergency phone booth that will connect to the emergency number 119 and the center for suicide prevention.

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