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This photo provided by police shows the clothes strung together and thrown off the balcony of an apartment unit in Jongno-gu, Seoul.PHOTO: THE KOREA HERALD/Seoul Jongno Police Station
SEOUL – A woman in her 70s strung together multiple pieces of clothing to alert patrol officers after being stranded on her balcony for almost one day.
Seoul Jongno Police Station said on April 15 that Sergeant Yoo Jae-il and senior patrol officer Kim Du-tae rescued the woman from an apartment complex near Dongnimmun Station of metro Line No. 3 at around 10am on April 10.
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The woman had stepped outside to the balcony to water her plants the previous day when the door automatically locked behind her, leaving her stuck for 18 hours.
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Her unit was purportedly located on a high floor, as the noise from the street drowned her cries for help, and no one knew that she was in trouble since she lived alone.
To make matters worse, unseasonably chilly weather struck across the country last week, coupled with occasional drizzle and snow in the city during the two days.
Under threat of hypothermia, she strung together clothes that were on the balcony and threw them out to the street.
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Two police officers from the Jongno Police Station took notice and went to the unit above her, confirmed the emergency and rescued the woman.
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