경찰은 지난 토요일 공주사대부고 학생 5명이 파도에 휩쓸려 숨진 사고와 관련해 유스호스텔 대표를 포함한 5명을 업무상 과실치사 혐의로 조사를 받았다고 태안경찰이 밝혔다.
유스호스텔 김(49) 대표는 서울에서 150km 떨어진 태안에서 200여명의 학생이 캠프에 참여했지만 참사가 일어나 업무상 과실치사 혐의를 받고 있다.
경찰조사 받는 해병대 캠프 운영업체 대표 (연합뉴스)
Teacher questioned on negligence charges over deaths of 5 students
Police questioned a high school teacher on Saturday on charges of negligence over the drowning deaths of his five students off the country's western beach, police officials said.
The 49-year-old teacher, surnamed Kim, is suspected of negligence while overseeing nearly 200 students attending a summer camp in Taean Beach, about 150 kilometers south of Seoul, according to the officials.
Bodies of the five students were found this week after they were swept away on Thursday by a strong current when they walked into the sea as ordered by camp instructors, according to the police. Still, the teacher was not physically detained by the police. He was not immediately reached for comment.
Also on Saturday, police raided the Seoul headquarters of a tour company that organized the three-day summer camp at the beach, according to the officials.
Meanwhile, bereaved family members called for punishment of those who are responsible for the accident and said they won't hold funeral ceremonies until the exact circumstance leading to the accident is determined. (Yonhap News)
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