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Search teams intensify operations to locate missing worker presumed trapped 35-40 meters underground, following the dramatic rescue of an excavator driver.

Rescue officials conduct search operations for a missing person at a subway construction site collapse in Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, for the second day on April 12, 2025. (Yonhap)
Rescue workers conduct a search operation to find a missing person at a construction site in the city of Gwangmyeong, just south of Seoul, for the fifth day on April 14, 2025. (Yonhap)
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Overview

  • A section of the Sinansan Line construction site in Gwangmyeong collapsed on April 11, causing surface damage and trapping workers underground.
  • An excavator driver in his 20s was rescued 13 hours after the collapse, having survived in a debris pocket with minor injuries.
  • Rescue teams are working to locate a missing worker in his 50s, presumed to be 35-40 meters below ground, with his condition and exact location unconfirmed.
  • Operations have faced delays due to adverse weather and site hazards, with entry into the lower collapsed tunnel still deemed unsafe.
  • Authorities plan to use cranes and debris removal to access the missing worker's possible location, focusing on a container near the collapse site.