’We are not dead yet’: Heartbreaking text messages sent from schoolchildren trapped aboard South Korean ferry
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Passengers on board the South Korean ferry sent heartbreaking messages to their family members just moments before it sank.
Children waiting to be rescued frantically reached for their phones as the boat began to list in a bid to communicate with their loved ones a final time.
Twenty-four people, including five students and two teachers, have been found dead, but 272 are still unaccounted for and feared to be trapped in the vessel.
A student sent a message to his mother, revealing some of those trapped inside were still alive.
It read: ’No phone connection so there is no Internet connection. So just sending text message.
According to CNN, the text went on: ’There are few people on the ship, can’t see a thing, it’s totally dark. So there are few men and women, women are screaming,and we are not dead yet, so please send along this message.’
Another harrowing message, reportedly sent by a passenger to members of his school theatre club, said: ’If I’ve wronged any of you, forgive. Love you guys.’
One student said: ’Mom, I’m sending you this now because I’m afraid I might not be able to say it later. I love you,’ according to CBC.
The brother of passenger Woong Gi tried to reassure him that rescuers were on their way.
’Keep calm, don’t panic, take your time, stay sharp, and do as they say,’ he said.
’When data works contact me again, your brother.’
Police however have said hoax messages from people purporting to be on board have begun circulating.
The captain of the ferry has been accused of abandoning the ship and could face charges of negligence.
Reports suggest Lee Joon-seok, 69, was one of the first to jump to safety from the stricken vessel while many passengers were told to ’stay put’ by rescuers.
It comes as allegations suggest only one of the 46 lifeboats were deployed as the boat began to sink.
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