Woman falls from 3rd floor inside Incheon Airport, injuries not life-threatening

Incheon International Airport Terminal 1 is crowded with outbound passengers on Oct. 3. [NEWS1]

A woman in her 20s was injured after falling inside Incheon International Airport during the Chuseok holiday, authorities said Sunday.
 
According to fire officials, the incident occurred around 2:36 p.m. on Oct. 5 in Terminal 1 of the airport. The woman reportedly fell from the third floor of the terminal and was later found in a flower bed on the first floor.
 

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Emergency responders transported her to a nearby hospital. Officials said she suffered injuries but that they were not life-threatening.


This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
BY KIM EUN-BIN [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]