Young people who were in the Korean ferry tried to escape

South Korean students who were on board the ferry Sewol, which sank on the 16th against Jindo Island, in southwest Korea Surhicieron, got the fingers fractured while trying to escape the ship, one of the divers involved in the task of body recovery described. The ship sank with 476 passengers on board. Of these, 174 were rescued alive. Have recovered 150 bodies so far and 152 people are still missing.

Most victims are teenagers from high school who went on an excursion to the island of Jeju. To these, the ship’s captain told them to stay where they were for safety, but ultimately were trapped.

The diver Hwang Dae- sik told Reuters that the bodies of the students have “broken fingers ” because teenagers frantically tried to escape and climb the walls and roofs of the ferry overturned. “We trained for hostile environments, but it’s hard to be brave when you find the bodies in the dark water,” said the diver during the funeral of 25 young people near the capital Seoul.

The divers were able to recover 29 more bodies Wednesday inside the ship. There is no hope of finding passengers alive. The rescue is difficult, by the dim light and the limited autonomy of the teams that have to breathe. Hwang said he has recovered 14 bodies. “We have to play around with your hands. This is the most grueling and heartbreaking mission of my career,” he added. In pursuit 212 ships, 34 aircraft and 550 troops participating emergency. The divers work has been focused in recent days on the third and fourth floor of the boat, which is believed to have taken refuge most passengers.

The Government has said that it will bring out only the ferry if the families of the victims give consent. Relatives of the disappeared remain concentrated on the nearby island of Jindo. The Ministry of Strategy and Finance South Korea reported that each of the families of the victims could receive compensation of up to 260 million won (just over 180,500 euros).

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