Choi Suhee was born on August 4, 1998. She was a member of the 10th grade class #3 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. She lived for 15 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Suhee was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do. She was underweight as a baby, but soon made up for it with her love of food as a child. She was a cute, happy girl with a beautiful smile. She liked to sing and dance with her friends; she was also active in school activities, such as the cleaning committee and the tea ceremony. She had an easygoing, positive personality that everyone around her loved. She had a little sibling that she loved very much; 6 months after Suhee lost her life, her sibling died following a heart transplant on October 4, 2014. Her favorite music was the K-pop group Big Bang, where her favorite member was G-Dragon. Her dream was to be a kindergarten teacher, because she loved working with children.
Suhee was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Suhee and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
After the sinking, a phone belonging to another student was recovered. On it was a video, which showed a bunch of female students sitting on the ground after the ship was already tilted. Most of the girls were either joking around or sitting quietly, but Suhee was seen sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. I love you. Please forgive me." It seemed like she was the only one of her friends who fully understood what was happening.
Her body was recovered, and she is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.
Thank you to Delma for sponsoring Suhee's memorial!
Suhee was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do. She was underweight as a baby, but soon made up for it with her love of food as a child. She was a cute, happy girl with a beautiful smile. She liked to sing and dance with her friends; she was also active in school activities, such as the cleaning committee and the tea ceremony. She had an easygoing, positive personality that everyone around her loved. She had a little sibling that she loved very much; 6 months after Suhee lost her life, her sibling died following a heart transplant on October 4, 2014. Her favorite music was the K-pop group Big Bang, where her favorite member was G-Dragon. Her dream was to be a kindergarten teacher, because she loved working with children.
Suhee was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Suhee and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
After the sinking, a phone belonging to another student was recovered. On it was a video, which showed a bunch of female students sitting on the ground after the ship was already tilted. Most of the girls were either joking around or sitting quietly, but Suhee was seen sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. I love you. Please forgive me." It seemed like she was the only one of her friends who fully understood what was happening.
Her body was recovered, and she is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.
Thank you to Delma for sponsoring Suhee's memorial!
Choi Suhee was born on August 4, 1998. She was a member of the 10th grade class #3 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. She lived for 15 years, 8 months and 12 days.
Suhee was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do. She was underweight as a baby, but soon made up for it with her love of food as a child. She was a cute, happy girl with a beautiful smile. She liked to sing and dance with her friends; she was also active in school activities, such as the cleaning committee and the tea ceremony. She had an easygoing, positive personality that everyone around her loved. She had a little sibling that she loved very much; 6 months after Suhee lost her life, her sibling died following a heart transplant on October 4, 2014. Her favorite music was the K-pop group Big Bang, where her favorite member was G-Dragon. Her dream was to be a kindergarten teacher, because she loved working with children.
Suhee was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Suhee and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
After the sinking, a phone belonging to another student was recovered. On it was a video, which showed a bunch of female students sitting on the ground after the ship was already tilted. Most of the girls were either joking around or sitting quietly, but Suhee was seen sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. I love you. Please forgive me." It seemed like she was the only one of her friends who fully understood what was happening.
Her body was recovered, and she is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.
Thank you to Delma for sponsoring Suhee's memorial!
Suhee was born in Wonju, Gangwon-do. She was underweight as a baby, but soon made up for it with her love of food as a child. She was a cute, happy girl with a beautiful smile. She liked to sing and dance with her friends; she was also active in school activities, such as the cleaning committee and the tea ceremony. She had an easygoing, positive personality that everyone around her loved. She had a little sibling that she loved very much; 6 months after Suhee lost her life, her sibling died following a heart transplant on October 4, 2014. Her favorite music was the K-pop group Big Bang, where her favorite member was G-Dragon. Her dream was to be a kindergarten teacher, because she loved working with children.
Suhee was a victim of the Sewol Ferry tragedy. The ferry Sewol was en route to Jeju Island from Incheon, South Korea, when it capsized on April 16, 2014. The majority of the 476 people on board were 10th graders from Danwon High School who were traveling to Jeju Island for a school field trip. When the ship started to sink, the crew ordered everyone to stay in their cabins and await help. Suhee and most of the Danwon students on board obeyed the crew and remained in their cabins, passing the time by taking pictures and joking around with their friends. However, the coast guard only rescued those who'd come out on deck and didn't even attempt to rescue anyone inside the ship. The Korean government, ashamed at how the event unfolded, blocked volunteer rescuers and made excuses as to why rescue efforts could not continue. By the time they started recovery efforts, they were only finding bodies. There were hundreds of high schoolers, teachers and other passengers inside the ship and not a single one of them survived. The majority of them were still alive during the three hours it took for the Sewol to sink, recording videos of their ordeal and banging on the windows, begging to be saved - but they all eventually drowned or died of hypothermia. Those kids had trusted adults with their lives and were literally left to die. 304 people died in total, with 250 of them being Danwon High School students. The Sewol Ferry sinking was one of the most heartbreaking and senseless maritime tragedies to have ever happened. The students’ loved ones are still looking for answers as to why those 250 beautiful children had to die…and those answers may never come.
After the sinking, a phone belonging to another student was recovered. On it was a video, which showed a bunch of female students sitting on the ground after the ship was already tilted. Most of the girls were either joking around or sitting quietly, but Suhee was seen sobbing, repeatedly crying out, "Mom, Dad, I'm so sorry. I love you. Please forgive me." It seemed like she was the only one of her friends who fully understood what was happening.
Her body was recovered, and she is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park.
Thank you to Delma for sponsoring Suhee's memorial!
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Name pronunciation: Chweh Soo-hee
