Five Deer Escape in Gwangmyeong After Wolf-Dog Incident

Three Adults and Two Young Deer on the Loose

Society|
|
By Chae Min-seok
||
Panoramic view of Gwangmyeong City Hall. Photo courtesy of Gwangmyeong City - Seoul Economic Daily Society News from South Korea
Panoramic view of Gwangmyeong City Hall. Photo courtesy of Gwangmyeong City

Five deer have escaped in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

Gwangmyeong City Hall sent out an emergency text message at around 2:32 p.m. on Saturday, announcing that five deer had escaped near Okgil-dong in Gwangmyeong.

Fire authorities received a report from the owner of a deer farm and dispatched personnel to the scene. Of the escaped animals, three were identified as adults and two as young deer.

Gwangmyeong City urged residents to stay alert and asked them to report any sightings of the escaped deer.

Fire authorities and the local government are preparing an operation to capture the escaped deer.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

AI KEY

Preview
Korean Corporate Intelligence HubKOSPI · KOSDAQ · 12 sectors

A live, cap-weighted view of every KOSPI and KOSDAQ sector, with same-day Korean reporting distilled by company — built for foreign investors, correspondents and analysts who need to scan Korea before the next session.

Korea Chaebol Tree

Preview
Families Behind the GroupsKFTC May 2026 · DART filings

An English-first interactive map of Samsung, SK, Hyundai, LG and Lotte — built for foreign investors, correspondents and analysts. Korea translates companies into English. We translate the families behind them.