First year high school student dies after falling from hotel in Jeju

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Published: 05 Nov. 2025, 16:46

[YONHAP]

A high school student from Seoul on a school trip to Jeju Island died after falling from a hotel building in Seogwipo, local authorities said Wednesday.

According to the Seogwipo Police Precinct and the Jeju fire headquarters, a report was received at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday that a first year high school student had fallen from the eighth floor of a hotel in Donghong-dong, Seogwipo.

The student, who suffered severe head injuries, was transported to a hospital by emergency responders but was pronounced dead.

He had arrived in Jeju earlier that day for a school trip from Seoul. The school wrapped up its itinerary and returned to Seoul on Wednesday.

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.

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BY CHO MUN-GYU [[email protected]]