There were few police officers around as a mass of revelers swelled. From within the crowd came calls to “push, push” and a big shove, according to witnesses. Then, they began to fall.
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The Family of a Victim of the Seoul Crowd Surge Tried Her Phone for Hours
Shin Su-Bin was out celebrating Halloween with friends when her father saw reports of the deadly crush.
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Witnesses Recall a Terrifying Evening in Seoul as the Crowd Surged
With officials unsure of what caused the disaster, recollections from people who were there are helping to paint a fuller picture.
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Survivor of Seoul Halloween Crowd Surge Describes Chaotic Scene
One teenager and her friend were engulfed by the crowd but managed to crawl out, were pulled into a tavern by adults, then escaped by inching along alley walls.
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Dozens of South Koreans Injured in Halloween Stampede
Images showed firefighters carrying what looked like bodies covered with white sheets on stretchers to ambulances in the popular Itaewon neighborhood in Seoul.