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Foreign national jumps into sea to flee Coast Guard check, two others found hiding aboard

Coast Guard officers in Boryeong detained three Vietnamese nationals who had overstayed their visas, including one who jumped overboard during an inspection.

2026.8.18

Down and dirty

International tourists joined packed beachside festivities in Boryeong as Korea's signature summer mud festival returned with games, performances and attractions.

2026.7.26

Mud season opens in Boryeong — in pictures

The annual beach event drew crowds on opening day with new mud tubs, a sea-view infinity pool and nighttime drone shows running through Aug. 9.

2026.7.24

Filthy fun: Boryeong Mud Festival returns with infinity pool, more after-dark events

The summer festival opens Friday with expanded mud zones, a new sea-view infinity pool and a bigger slate of nighttime performances through Aug. 9.

2026.7.20

Police and firefighters search for a driver who went missing after a 15-ton dump truck fell into a pit at a quarry in Seongju-myeon, Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Oct. 20. [CHUNGCHEONGNAM-DO FIRE SERVICE HEADQUARTERS]

Search continues for truck driver missing after vehicle falls into quarry pit in Boryeong

Rescue authorities in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, continued on Tuesday to search for a dump truck driver who went missing after the vehicle plunged into a water-filled pit at a quarry the previous day.

2025.10.21

Drone crashes during military adequacy test in South Chungcheong

An unmanned air vehicle crashed into a golf course in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Wednesday afternoon during an adequacy test for use in military exercises.

2025.7.2

The boat believed to have been used in smuggling 22 Chinese nationals into Korea through Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Oct. 3. [KOREA COAST GUARD]

5 apprehended for helping over 20 Chinese nationals in illegal entry attempt to Korea

The Chinese coast guard apprehended five suspects involved in smuggling more than 20 people into Korea earlier this month.

2023.10.19

The Boryeong coast guard apprehends Chinese nationals that are accused of trying to illegally attempting to enter the country in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Tuesday. The Chinese nationals tried to swim to shore on a life jacket. [KOREA COAST GUARD]

Twenty-two Chinese nationals caught after illegal entry attempt

All 22 Chinese individuals attempting to smuggle into Korea through Boryeong, South Chungcheong, were apprehended. Initially, 21 Chinese nationals were taken into custody but one individual managed to flee to Ansan in Gyeonggi using a taxi.

2023.10.3

Visitors to the Boryeong Mud Festival in South Chungcheong try a 'Tough Mudder' obstacle course on Saturday. [NEWS1]

At Boryeong Mud Festival, 1.2 million get down and dirty

The Boryeong Mud Festival surpassed its 1.2 million people target, according to the South Chungcheong provincial government and the city of Boryeong, which organized the event.

2022.8.15

Get your mud on

Tourists with mud plastered to their bodies cheer at the Boryeong Mud Festival, which has not been held since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, at Daecheon Beach in Boryeong, South Chungcheong, on Saturday.

2022.7.17

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