Jeong Dahye was born on January 9, 1998. She was a member of the 10th grade class #9 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. She lived for 16 years, 3 months and 7 days.
Dahye's dream was to be a dentist. Her mom was always telling her, "With your good health and physique, you should be a soldier or a policewoman", but Dahye secretly had other plans. To her, family was the most precious treasure. She was very close with her sister, and always confided in her. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she made him meals. She showed her respect and appreciation to her mom by helping her out around the house, even when she wasn't asked, and she'd give her mother massages when her joints would ache.
Dahye 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. Dahye 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.
Dahye is one of five female students who are believed to have survived the initial sinking in an air pocket inside the ship. They waited for rescue for days before succumbing to hypothermia. To imagine what those girls went through, all alone in the cold, dark ferry for days before they finally died, is horrific.
In October 2015, Dahye's father succumbed to cancer. He was greeted in heaven by his beloved daughter.
Dahye's body was recovered and returned to her loving family on May 4, her sister's birthday. She was originally interred at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park, but she is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park, next to her father.
Thank you to Halti for sponsoring Dahye's memorial!
Dahye's dream was to be a dentist. Her mom was always telling her, "With your good health and physique, you should be a soldier or a policewoman", but Dahye secretly had other plans. To her, family was the most precious treasure. She was very close with her sister, and always confided in her. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she made him meals. She showed her respect and appreciation to her mom by helping her out around the house, even when she wasn't asked, and she'd give her mother massages when her joints would ache.
Dahye 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. Dahye 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.
Dahye is one of five female students who are believed to have survived the initial sinking in an air pocket inside the ship. They waited for rescue for days before succumbing to hypothermia. To imagine what those girls went through, all alone in the cold, dark ferry for days before they finally died, is horrific.
In October 2015, Dahye's father succumbed to cancer. He was greeted in heaven by his beloved daughter.
Dahye's body was recovered and returned to her loving family on May 4, her sister's birthday. She was originally interred at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park, but she is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park, next to her father.
Thank you to Halti for sponsoring Dahye's memorial!
Jeong Dahye was born on January 9, 1998. She was a member of the 10th grade class #9 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. She lived for 16 years, 3 months and 7 days.
Dahye's dream was to be a dentist. Her mom was always telling her, "With your good health and physique, you should be a soldier or a policewoman", but Dahye secretly had other plans. To her, family was the most precious treasure. She was very close with her sister, and always confided in her. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she made him meals. She showed her respect and appreciation to her mom by helping her out around the house, even when she wasn't asked, and she'd give her mother massages when her joints would ache.
Dahye 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. Dahye 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.
Dahye is one of five female students who are believed to have survived the initial sinking in an air pocket inside the ship. They waited for rescue for days before succumbing to hypothermia. To imagine what those girls went through, all alone in the cold, dark ferry for days before they finally died, is horrific.
In October 2015, Dahye's father succumbed to cancer. He was greeted in heaven by his beloved daughter.
Dahye's body was recovered and returned to her loving family on May 4, her sister's birthday. She was originally interred at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park, but she is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park, next to her father.
Thank you to Halti for sponsoring Dahye's memorial!
Dahye's dream was to be a dentist. Her mom was always telling her, "With your good health and physique, you should be a soldier or a policewoman", but Dahye secretly had other plans. To her, family was the most precious treasure. She was very close with her sister, and always confided in her. When her father was diagnosed with cancer, she made him meals. She showed her respect and appreciation to her mom by helping her out around the house, even when she wasn't asked, and she'd give her mother massages when her joints would ache.
Dahye 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. Dahye 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.
Dahye is one of five female students who are believed to have survived the initial sinking in an air pocket inside the ship. They waited for rescue for days before succumbing to hypothermia. To imagine what those girls went through, all alone in the cold, dark ferry for days before they finally died, is horrific.
In October 2015, Dahye's father succumbed to cancer. He was greeted in heaven by his beloved daughter.
Dahye's body was recovered and returned to her loving family on May 4, her sister's birthday. She was originally interred at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park, but she is now resting at the Ansan Sky Memorial Park, next to her father.
Thank you to Halti for sponsoring Dahye's memorial!
