Freshwater snail hunt turns fatal for 7

A series of drowning accidents linked to gathering marsh snails, or daseulgi, has prompted renewed safety warnings in South Korea after at least seven people died over the past week. According to local authorities and media reports on Monday, the deaths occurred between July 26 and Sunday across the country, including accidents in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, on Sunday and Inje, Gangwon Province, on Saturday. Most of the victims were in their 60s or older. They were either collecting the

By The Korea Herald