Jirisan (지리산)

This drama is based on the rangers of the National Park

and all people, organizations, and incidents are fictitious.

Baekdudaegan Ecological Education Museum

Cheonwangbong Peak

For a long time,

many people have visited Mount Jirisan

during the long years it has stood.

Save Nature, Love Our Country

This mountain was a land of hope for someone,

but a spiteful land of death for another.

Many people still bring their own stories to this mountain,

but not all of them return with hope.

This place is still at the border.

The border between growing hope and severe devastation.

Between life and death,

where a beginning and blood smell coexist.

Mount Jirisan

is the land

between this world and the next.

Year 2018

Jirisan National Park Haedong Ranger Station

Episode 1

National Park

Search 1, moving to the falling rock zone.

Volunteer 1, arriving at the trail entrance.

Are you new?

Yes, sir.

- I just got dispatched to the Haedong— - Jung Gu-yeong!

Yes?

Follow him.

- Where? - The mountain. It's a missing case.

Yes, sir!

You're gonna wear those?

Let's go, hurry up!

Ranger

Quick, get on. Quick, quick, quick, quick.

Ranger station to all rangers.

Name of the lost hiker, Yeom Seung-hun. Age 14.

Time of entry, 11:45 a.m yesterday.

He used the Haedong Ranger Station trail.

Missing for 23 hours

He was bullied...

White shirt, grey pants.

Bokseon Middle School uniform with white sneakers.

And a sky blue backpack.

The last place he used his cellphone was the Samheungbong Peak repeater.

It matches the statement of the witness who saw him last.

The first search area was 3 km within that repeater.

Haedong Ranger Station,

Bidam Shelter,

and Jangteomok Shelter rangers made up Search Team 1.

Seseok Shelter,

Wusong Shelter,

Mujin Ranger Station ranger searched as Search Team 2,

but failed to track the hiker.

We'll expand to 10 km for the second search.

Integrated Disaster and Safety Operation Board, Timeline

Volunteer fire department takes section A, the unrestricted trail.

Special Rescue Squad, section B.

Restricted sections C and D for park ranger teams 1 and 2,

and the support team.

Considering the fact that the hiker had no gear on,

the golden time is only 30 hours.

It's been 23 hours and we have 7 hours left.

- How's the climate? - The typhoon's moving north

faster than expected.

Falling rock! Watch out!

Step back, it's dangerous.

Hey!

Hurry, hurry, hurry.

Bring a stretcher, get an ambulance ready.

Min-seok.

Min-seok!

- Is he all right? - I think so.

Are you okay?

Yeah, okay.

Search 1, a ranger injured due to falling rocks...

Are you all right?

Search 1, heading Yangseok Peak now...

And you are?

Kang Hyun-jo. I'm new today.

We sent Min-seok to the hospital.

Take the newbie instead.

Oh, by the way...

Demon Seo is her nickname.

So be careful.

Huh?

Search is done in pairs

You know that, right?

Fix your shoelaces and stick close.

If you lag behind, I'll abandon you.

Yes!

Baemsagol Shelter

Hwaeomsa Temple

Volunteer 1.

7 km on the trail.

No missing hiker found.

Kalbawui

Rescue 1, at Kalbawui.

We haven't found the hiker.

Integrated Disaster and Safety Operation Board

Typhoon Bitak is heading north at a much faster speed than anticipated.

It was formed in the sea southeast of Okinawa,

and is heading north at 15 km per hour.

It will pass Jeju and Namhae around 10 p.m. tonight.

We're expecting up to 300 mm of rain in Jeju and Mount Jirisan areas.

Please protect your facilities from the strong wind.

Seung-hun!

He's not here.

Gwisinbawi, Yangseokbong Peak. The hiker can't be seen.

We'll move to Seonghwang Tree.

Seung-hun!

Seung-hun!

Where's that?

It's where many people die.

So all the places we've searched so far are suicide points?

Yes. It often happens more than once at the same spot.

Then... We've been looking for a dead kid?

Don't say such a thing.

Who said he's dead?

We're trying to find him before he dies.

Wait for me!

Search 1.

Weather's getting worse. We'll join at Dungji Tree and search together.

Search 2.

At Dosang Falls now.

We'll join the search, too.

Typhoon Bitak is accompanying strong wind of over 50 meters per second in speed.

It will reach the peninsula at around 10 p.m. tonight.

There is a storm warning on Jeju and in Jeonnam area.

Not yet?

Nope.

We pulled out the dogs and rescuers.

Search dogs are useless in the rain.

Okay.

The missing hiker's family is here.

Search 4.

He's the commander of the search.

I'm sorry... because of my grandson.

I'm really sorry.

Not at all.

You must have traveled far. Please take a rest.

We'll let you know right away if we hear anything.

Escort her to the night duty room.

This way, please.

Please get some rest.

Humidity: 81.5 percent, Wind Speed: 15m/s Wind Direction: Southwest

Search 4. The weather's really bad.

What should we do?

Search 2, taking a detour. Water level's too high.

Volunteer 1, pausing the search and evacuating to a shelter.

Grab him!

Get in!

One, two!

One, two!

Search 3, man down!

- Yours, too. - Excuse me?

We can pick them up later. Toss yours.

Why are you doing this?

This is a lightning area.

There must be a good reason we're passing here in this weather.

This is the shortcut.

We can save an hour.

We must join them for search before things get worse.

Never go near a big tree.

It'll work as a lightning rod.

Grab something else even if you slip.

If there's nothing to grab, just roll down.

That'll be faster.

But...

Jeez!

Hey! Wait...

Are you okay?

Yi-gang.

Look!

Search 5. Under Bidam Cliff.

We found a backpack that looks like the hiker's.

You sure?

It's a sky blue backpack.

Bokseon Middle School, Class 1-5 Yeom Seung-hun

It's his for sure.

The hiker?

Didn't he fall with his bag?

He's not around.

No signs of crash either.

It looks like only the bag fell.

Look.

Isn't this Mount Jirisan?

Sir.

There's a photo of a wildflower habitat above Bidam Cliff.

I think that was the hiker's destination.

We must search there.

Wind Speed: 18 m/s

It takes at least 3 hours even on sunny days.

It'll take twice as much right now.

We'll go.

Please allow us to search.

Return.

Integrated Disaster and Safety Operation

Who is it?