Tragic Paragliding Incident: 50-Year-Old Found Unresponsive After 19 Hours at Daecheon Beach

Daniel Kim | 2026.04.12

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[Herald Economy = Min Sung-ki] Rescuers found a man in his 50s who went missing while paragliding near Boryeong, South Chungcheong, about 19 hours later in cardiac arrest in the waters off Daecheon Beach.

On the 12th, Boryeong police and the Boryeong Coast Guard said an acquaintance reported losing contact with A at around 6:40 p.m. the previous day while he was paragliding near Daecheon Beach.

Police, the Coast Guard and firefighters launched a search. About 19 hours later, at 1:50 p.m., the Coast Guard found A in the water off Daecheon Beach.

Rescuers transported him to a nearby hospital; he was in cardiac arrest.

The Coast Guard is investigating the circumstances of the incident.