A motorcyclist was found dead after he had disappeared into a huge zinc hole South Korea’s Largest city.
The zinc hole, estimated at about 65 feet wide and 65 feet deep, was opened at a intersection in the Myeongil-Dong neighborhood in Eastern Soul on Monday afternoon, swallowing the victim and injured a woman whose van passed the area, officials told the Associated Press.
The motorcyclist, identified as a man of in thirty, was found on Tuesday before afternoon, announced emergency officer Kim Chang Seob during a television on television.
Kim said the man was found in a helmet and motorcycle boots, and that rescue workers Discovered his Japanese motorcycle and mobile phone before he reached his body.
South Korean tourists disappear during the road trip between Grand Canyon, Las Vegas
Rescue staff walk along a Sinkhole outside a plant shop on a road in Seoul on March 25. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty images)
He was quoted By Reuters It said it took almost 18 hours in the first response to find the victim because they had to pump water and dig through dirt and other debris.
Kim added that rescuers used excavators, kicks and other equipment to find it.
The South Korean Prime Minister recovered as acting president after destroyed deposition
A motorcyclist was found dead on Tuesday 25 March in the Zinkgat in Seoul, officials said. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty images)
The cause of the zinchole remains investigated.
According to Kim, the woman who was injured only suffered slight injuries.
A researcher takes photos of the Zinkgat in Seoul, Zuid -Korea, on March 25, 2025. (Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty images)
Click here to get the Fox News app
Dashboard camera images taken on the scene showed a vehicle that bounced when it collapsed the zinc hole and the motorcyclist and the motorcyclist in the area, Reuters reported.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
