(Reuters) — A six-year-old girl was rescued from the sunken ferry off South Korea on Wednesday (April 16), but her parents remain missing.
Kwon Ji-yeon, who was separated from her family during the ferry sinking, was treated in a hospital in Mokpo near the coastal city of Jindo.
Some video footage showed Kwon wearing a life vest being rescued by the coast guard.
YTN quoting an official from the hospital said Kwon had no external injuries.
Due to the media exposure, many people, using social media, tried to contact Kwon’s relatives. YTN said Kwon’s uncle managed to contact her.
The South Korean coast guard said rescue efforts are ongoing on Thursday (April 17), but it hasn’t confirmed that the girls’ parents and brother are alive or dead.
Coast guard and navy divers were diving into the waters at the site of the accident, about 20 km (12 miles) off the country’s southwestern coast, searching for any sign of the 290 missing people. The vessel capsized on Wednesday during a short journey from the port of Incheon to the holiday island of Jeju.
