INCHEON — A man in his 50s was rescued after his kayak capsized in waters off Muui Island in Incheon, shortly after he called for help saying a leg cramp had left him unable to paddle. He was pulled from the water by a Navy patrol boat passing nearby.
According to the Incheon Coast Guard, the call came in at about 11:12 a.m. on the 2nd, with the man reporting that he was in a kayak and could not keep going because of a leg cramp.
Coast Guard officers were dispatched to the scene, but the kayak capsized at about 11:33 a.m., before rescuers arrived. A passing vessel spotted the overturned kayak and alerted the Incheon Vessel Traffic Service (VTS), which is how the accident came to light.
The Incheon VTS immediately relayed the report to nearby ships. A harbor patrol boat belonging to the Navy's Incheon Defense Command happened to be in the area and moved to the scene, rescuing the man from the water.
The man was in good health at the time of the rescue, officials confirmed. He was handed over to the Incheon Coast Guard and later sent home.
