Fact summary of the death of a male and female passenger in Seoraksan Mountain

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(1)While climbing Mt. Seorak last weekend
(2)Two men and women found dead
(3)Input 20231219 PM 245 Revised 20231219 PM 521
(4)Reporter Hong Sung-wook
(5)1 a.m
(6)Q Two men and women who were climbing Mt. Seorak were found dead during the cold wave
(7)All the names of the mountain club members who were climbing Mt. Seorak during the cold weather last weekend were found dead

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(1)The Gangwon-do Fire Department and the police visited Gangwon-do in the early morning of the 16th
(2)A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s, who went missing while climbing Mt. Aksan, were found dead
(3)According to a report by the 119 rescue team that he/she would not return after climbing Mt. Seorak, Mr. A was found dead at around 11:15 a.m. on the 19th around noon on the 18th
(4)It has been confirmed that the two people, who are members of the mountain club, climbed Seoraksan Mountain separately when the originally planned hiking schedule was canceled due to sub-zero cold

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(1)A police official said, “In the sub-zero weather where a cold wave warning has been issued
(2)He said, “It seems that he had an accident while hiking in,” adding, “We are investigating the exact cause of death.”
(3)Earlier, the Seoraksan National Park Office of the National Park Service decided to open the highland trail, which had been controlled until the 15th, to protect park resources such as natural scenery, wild animals and plants, and to prevent wildfires in the fall
(4)However, the office postponed the opening of the trail after two heavy snow warnings issued from the 12th caused up to 1m of snow to accumulate near Jungcheongbong Peak
(5)Reporter Choi Jaeheon

At the time of the accident, Mt. Seorak received a special snow warning

Cold weather warnings issued

Of course, the trail is not allowed to open

Of course, all the mountain climbing was canceled

A man in his 50s and a woman in her 40s who were members died while climbing a mountain

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