Han River Mysteries

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The Mighty Han River! The river is highlighted in Korea’s
economic success: the Miracle on the Han. Its waters are also
keepers of dark secrets of death and ghosts. 


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Music by Soraksan



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Notes


A recent mystery inspired this episode. Well known site for
suicides (approximately 400 to 500 attempts annually). Other
tragedies have occurred, many of them mysteries, including claims
of the supernatural. Unfortunately, the river has been the site
to a few high profile mysteries the past few years.





Long important to Korean history.


Part of Baekje

Strategic military site

Heavily fortified today



Site for merchants and leisure

Ice collected here

Gives name to Bukhansan mountain cluster

Major leisure and tourism site (mostly domestic, but also
some inbound)






Unsolved Deaths


2001 - Somewhat of a mystery


May 29: Military chopper lowered 88 Olympics Flame statue on
platform atop bridge tower

After lowering, chopper continued decent (pilot unable to
slow descent rate - won’t attempt to fully explain physics
that led to disaster)

Blades hit statue causing chopper to turn and crash

Part of chopper landed on bridge, part landed in Han

All three pilots killed

Traffic halted at time; no pedestrians hurt



Mystery? Apparently, pilot would have known something was
wrong and was trained to do so; not much time to respond, but
didn’t seemingly didn’t. Why? No one knows

The Olympic Flame statue is still atop bridge today

Seoul Helicopter Crash Of 2001






2022 - Rainy season mystery


July 6: body of young boy (about ten years old) found near
Jeollyu-ri Port (Gimpo)

Fishermen found body around noon

Boy had no sign of injuries; was extremely thin

Wearing shorts (no labels), no shirt







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