Woman in her 60s dies after falling 8 metres during bungee jumping in South Korea

Police investigating the death of a woman in her 60s who fell from a bungee jump at a shopping mall in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province in February last year are investigating the company's president.
According to the Gyeongui Nambu National Police Agency on the 17th, suspect A, the manager of a sports experience facility at a shopping mall in Anseong, was arrested on suspicion of violating the Major Disaster Punishment Act (causing death to citizens).
was sent to the Pyeongtaek branch of the Suwon District Prosecutors' Office last month. The suspect, A, jumped 8 meters off an indoor bungee jumping device at around 4:20 pm on February 26 last year.
He is accused of failing to fulfill his duty as the "management officer" to prevent accidents in the case where a man fell to the concrete ground below a elevator and died.
Police investigations revealed that the deceased woman was wearing safety gear but had no carabiner (rescue hook).
The Serious Accident Punishment Act states that if a disaster occurs due to management defects in public facilities, etc., and one or more people are killed or 10 or more people are injured and require treatment for more than two months, the punishment is 100%.
If any of the above occurs, it will be considered a serious civil disaster. In addition, criminal punishment may be imposed on the managers of public facilities where such accidents occur.
The police determined that the company representative, suspect A, had the responsibility to inspect the facility, prepare the equipment and facilities, and evaluate risk factors.
The decision to refer the case to the prosecution was reportedly made after several months of legal consideration. Prior to this, the police had arrested three people: a store employee in her 20s who was working as a safety officer at the time of the accident, the store manager, and the head of the company's safety management department.
The case was referred to prosecutors in May last year on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in death.