The suicide rate is very high in South Korea and bridge jumping is common. Mapo Bridge has a reputation of jumpers with over 100 attempts between 2007 and 2012.[2]
On July 26, 2013, Sung Jae-ki jumped off Mapo Bridge in an attempt to draw attention to gender inequality against men and a plea to accrue needed funds for "Men of Korea". Although rescue work began almost immediately after he fell and a widespread search of the Han River was conducted, it took three days to retrieve his body.[3]
In an effort to deter suicides on the bridge, Samsung Life Insurance added pictures, words, and a statue that were intended to foster an encouraging atmosphere.[2][4] For instance, the bridge's handrails were equipped with motion sensors to sense movement, lighting up with short phrases, written with the help of suicide prevention specialists and psychologists, also showing photos of happy families among other things.
Such measures were deemed to be a failure in 2015. Samsung eventually replaced the lights and slogans with barriers in a return to a more physical approach to suicide prevention by October.[5]
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The phrase on the handrail pictured reads "the wind is really nice."
^ abChung, Jane (October 3, 2012). "South Korea Suicides: Mapo Bridge Gets Uplifting Signs To Prevent Suicides". Huffington Post. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
^"Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing" (in Korean). MBC. 27 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
^Shayon, Sheila (February 7, 2012). "At a Bridge in Seoul Where Koreans Frequently Give Up, Samsung Steps In". Brand Channel. Retrieved February 8, 2013.
^Jang, Lina (October 23, 2019). "Slogans for Suicide Prevention Removed from Mapo Bridge After 7 Years".
mapo, bridge, korean, 마포대교, crosses, river, south, korea, connects, mapo, district, yeongdeungpo, district, city, seoul, bridge, completed, 1970, until, 1984, bridge, called, seoul, bridge, korean, namehangul마포대교hanja麻浦大橋revised, romanizationmapo, daegyomccune. The Mapo Bridge Korean 마포대교 crosses the Han River in South Korea and connects the Mapo District and the Yeongdeungpo District in the city of Seoul The bridge was completed in 1970 Until 1984 the bridge was called Seoul Bridge 1 Mapo BridgeKorean nameHangul마포대교Hanja麻浦大橋Revised RomanizationMapo daegyoMcCune ReischauerMap o taegyo Contents 1 Suicides 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 ReferencesSuicides editThe suicide rate is very high in South Korea and bridge jumping is common Mapo Bridge has a reputation of jumpers with over 100 attempts between 2007 and 2012 2 On July 26 2013 Sung Jae ki jumped off Mapo Bridge in an attempt to draw attention to gender inequality against men and a plea to accrue needed funds for Men of Korea Although rescue work began almost immediately after he fell and a widespread search of the Han River was conducted it took three days to retrieve his body 3 In an effort to deter suicides on the bridge Samsung Life Insurance added pictures words and a statue that were intended to foster an encouraging atmosphere 2 4 For instance the bridge s handrails were equipped with motion sensors to sense movement lighting up with short phrases written with the help of suicide prevention specialists and psychologists also showing photos of happy families among other things Such measures were deemed to be a failure in 2015 Samsung eventually replaced the lights and slogans with barriers in a return to a more physical approach to suicide prevention by October 5 Gallery edit nbsp The phrase on the handrail pictured reads the wind is really nice See also editSung Jae kiReferences edit in Korean 마포대교 麻浦大橋 Mapo Bridge Archived 2011 06 10 at the Wayback Machine Nate EncyKorea retrieved on July 13 2009 a b Chung Jane October 3 2012 South Korea Suicides Mapo Bridge Gets Uplifting Signs To Prevent Suicides Huffington Post Retrieved February 8 2013 Sung jae gi threw himself to Han river and missing in Korean MBC 27 July 2013 Retrieved 27 July 2013 Shayon Sheila February 7 2012 At a Bridge in Seoul Where Koreans Frequently Give Up Samsung Steps In Brand Channel Retrieved February 8 2013 Jang Lina October 23 2019 Slogans for Suicide Prevention Removed from Mapo Bridge After 7 Years 37 32 1 N 126 56 11 E 37 53361 N 126 93639 E 37 53361 126 93639 nbsp nbsp This article about a specific bridge or group of bridges in South Korea is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mapo Bridge amp oldid 1203856959, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
