A foreign man is climbing the Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul without permission on the morning of the 12th. 2023.6.12 Provided by Songpa Fire Station
An Englishman was stopped by the fire authorities while climbing the Lotte World Tower in Songpa-gu, Seoul early in the morning with his bare hands.
According to the police and Lotte Corporation on the 12th, British man A (24) climbed the outer wall of Lotte World Tower with his bare hands from around 5 am that day.
According to the Seoul Songpa Fire Station, a security guard who found Mr. A at around 7:50 am on the same day reported that “a foreigner was climbing the tower wearing only underwear.”
The police and firefighters who arrived at the scene at around 8:03 am installed air mats in case of emergency. Mr. A continued to climb even after the rescuers arrived and reached the 73rd floor at around 8:52 am, after which the firefighters rescued Mr. A by gondola.
The police arrested Mr. A on charges of breaking into a building and are investigating the purpose of climbing.
Previously, in June 2018, French climber Alain Robert was arrested by the police for climbing the outer wall of Lotte World Tower naked without safety gear. At that time, he had climbed to the 75th floor.
Intern reporter Yoon Ye-rim and Shin Jin-ho reporter
2023-06-12 00:50:44
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