Bodies of two Koreans recovered after Hungary boat tragedy
- 5 years ago
다뉴브강 수습 시신 2구 60대ㆍ50대 한국인 남녀 실종자로 확인
We start with the latest from Hungary,... where a boat carrying dozens of South Korean tourists sank in the Danube last Wednesday.
Search teams recovered two bodies on Monday... raising the official death toll now to NINE, with 19 others still missing.
For the latest we have our Kim Mok-yeon on the line for us.
Mok-yeon, tell us more.
Sure, well on Monday afternoon local time... the South Korean search team in Hungary recovered a female body from the left-side stern of the boat.
The Hungarian team first spotted the body, and the South Korean divers went down to get it, and it was found to be of a Korean woman in her 50's.
Earlier, during the morning hours, the search team recovered another body, which was found to be of a Korean man who is presumed to have been in his 60s.
His body was found on the banks of the Danube one-hundred-two kilometers south of the accident site.
A local resident first reported the body to police, and the South Korean search team quickly dispatched divers to recover it.
The two bodies have been sent to a local university for examination.
So Mok-yeon, its around... noon in Hungary, how is the investigation going today?(Tuesday)
Well, the Korean team and the Hungarian authorities held a meeting a few hours ago to discuss the logistics of the search and the potential dangers involved.
After the meeting, South Korean defense attache Song Shun-keun told reporters that the two sides agreed to continue with the underwater search operations until the boat gets salvaged.
However he said that the two were not able to reach an agreement on holding inspections inside the boat due to the opposition of Hungarian authorities over safety concerns.
Regarding salvage operations, he said that it could be done as early as Thursday local time.
"The crane is expected to arrive here on Thursday. We are planning to use the crane and ropes to lift the boat, but we are still discussing the details. So we will be able to begin salvage operations as early as Thursday afternoon and if late, around Friday or Saturday."
Alongside search efforts, the survivors will be giving testimony about the details of the incident, and the family members of the victims will visit a local hospital to confirm the identity of the bodies in the next few hours.
Back to you guys.
We start with the latest from Hungary,... where a boat carrying dozens of South Korean tourists sank in the Danube last Wednesday.
Search teams recovered two bodies on Monday... raising the official death toll now to NINE, with 19 others still missing.
For the latest we have our Kim Mok-yeon on the line for us.
Mok-yeon, tell us more.
Sure, well on Monday afternoon local time... the South Korean search team in Hungary recovered a female body from the left-side stern of the boat.
The Hungarian team first spotted the body, and the South Korean divers went down to get it, and it was found to be of a Korean woman in her 50's.
Earlier, during the morning hours, the search team recovered another body, which was found to be of a Korean man who is presumed to have been in his 60s.
His body was found on the banks of the Danube one-hundred-two kilometers south of the accident site.
A local resident first reported the body to police, and the South Korean search team quickly dispatched divers to recover it.
The two bodies have been sent to a local university for examination.
So Mok-yeon, its around... noon in Hungary, how is the investigation going today?(Tuesday)
Well, the Korean team and the Hungarian authorities held a meeting a few hours ago to discuss the logistics of the search and the potential dangers involved.
After the meeting, South Korean defense attache Song Shun-keun told reporters that the two sides agreed to continue with the underwater search operations until the boat gets salvaged.
However he said that the two were not able to reach an agreement on holding inspections inside the boat due to the opposition of Hungarian authorities over safety concerns.
Regarding salvage operations, he said that it could be done as early as Thursday local time.
"The crane is expected to arrive here on Thursday. We are planning to use the crane and ropes to lift the boat, but we are still discussing the details. So we will be able to begin salvage operations as early as Thursday afternoon and if late, around Friday or Saturday."
Alongside search efforts, the survivors will be giving testimony about the details of the incident, and the family members of the victims will visit a local hospital to confirm the identity of the bodies in the next few hours.
Back to you guys.