Han River Mysteries

The Mighty Han River! The river is highlighted in Korea’s economic success: the Miracle on the Han. Its waters are also keepers of dark secrets of death and ghosts. Join our Patreon to get more stuffhttps://patreon.com/darksideofseoulBook a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.comCreditsProduced by Joe McPherson and Shawn MorrisseyMusic by SoraksanTop Tier PatronsAngel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerMinseok LeeGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Ron ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily UmbaughJosephine RydbergDavid WeatherlyJanice SongDevin BuchananNotesA recent mystery inspired this episode. Well known site for suicides (approximately 400 to 500 attempts annually). Other tragedies have occurred, many of them mysteries, including claims of the supernatural. Unfortunately, the river has been the site to a few high profile mysteries the past few years.Long important to Korean history.Part of BaekjeStrategic military siteHeavily fortified todaySite for merchants and leisureIce collected hereGives name to Bukhansan mountain clusterMajor leisure and tourism site (mostly domestic, but also some inbound)Unsolved Deaths2001 - Somewhat of a mysteryMay 29: Military chopper lowered 88 Olympics Flame statue on platform atop bridge towerAfter lowering, chopper continued decent (pilot unable to slow descent rate - won’t attempt to fully explain physics that led to disaster)Blades hit statue causing chopper to turn and crashPart of chopper landed on bridge, part landed in HanAll three pilots killedTraffic halted at time; no pedestrians hurtMystery? Apparently, pilot would have known something was wrong and was trained to do so; not much time to respond, but didn’t seemingly didn’t. Why? No one knowsThe Olympic Flame statue is still atop bridge todaySeoul Helicopter Crash Of 20012022 - Rainy season mysteryJuly 6: body of young boy (about ten years old) found near Jeollyu-ri Port (Gimpo)Fishermen found body around noonBoy had no sign of injuries; was extremely thinWearing shorts (no labels), no shirt (current may have pulled shirt off)Rubber bandSupport the Show.Join our Patreon to get more stuff https://patreon.com/darksideofseoul Book a tour of The Dark Side of Seoul Ghost Walk at https://darksideofseoul.com Pitch your idea here. https://www.darksideofseoul.com/expats-of-the-wild-east/ Credits Produced by Joe McPherson and Shawn Morrissey Music by Soraksan Top tier Patrons Angel EarlJoel BonominiShaaron CullenDevon HiphnerMinseok LeeGabi PalominoSteve MarshMitchy Brewer Ron ChangMackenzie MooreHunter WinterCecilia Löfgren DumasEmily UmbaughJosephine RydbergDavid WeatherlyJanice SongDevin Buchanan Facebook Page | Instagram