Night visits to Jeju waterfall suspended after tourist’s death — Korea Herald

Night visits to Cheonjiyeon Waterfall on South Korea’s Jeju Island have been temporarily suspended after a tourist died after falling into the water while taking photographs. Korea Herald reports.

Fall while taking photographs

The incident occurred on Saturday shortly after 8:30 p.m. A tourist in his 50s fell into the water from a height of about two meters while taking photographs. Other tourists threw him a life ring, but the man could not be saved.

Firefighters pulled him from the water about 10 minutes later. The man was in cardiac arrest and was taken to the nearest hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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Cheonjiyeon Waterfall, about 22 meters high, is one of Jeju’s three main waterfalls. The depth of the pool beneath it reaches about 20 meters. Before night visits were suspended, the waterfall was open to visitors until 10 p.m.

Investigation and restrictions

Police are reviewing CCTV footage to establish the circumstances of the incident and are also considering an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

Seogwipo city authorities cordoned off the area after the incident and suspended night visits until the end of September. Further measures will be considered depending on the results of the police investigation.