Taebeom In

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Taebeom In

Birth
South Korea
Death
16 Apr 2014 (aged 16)
At Sea
Burial
Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Add to Map
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In Taebeom was born on October 14, 1997. He was a member of the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 16 years, 6 months and 2 days.

He was his family's youngest child and only son; he had an older sister who loved him very much. He and his sister would go to art galleries and amusement parks together, and he'd often wait for her at the bus stop. Once, he wrote his sister a letter that was 10,000 characters long! He loved to write, paint and draw, and he was a very charming and affectionate boy.

Taebeom 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. Taebeom 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.

Three months after Taebeom died, his father was diagnosed with end-stage cancer. He joined his beloved son in heaven on October 26, 2014. His last words, spoken gently with a smile just moments before he died, were, "It's Taebeom."

Taebeom's body was recovered 5 days after the sinking and returned to his loving family. He is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park. When his father passed away, he was interred right next to him.
In Taebeom was born on October 14, 1997. He was a member of the 10th grade class #5 at Danwon High School in Ansan, South Korea. He lived for 16 years, 6 months and 2 days.

He was his family's youngest child and only son; he had an older sister who loved him very much. He and his sister would go to art galleries and amusement parks together, and he'd often wait for her at the bus stop. Once, he wrote his sister a letter that was 10,000 characters long! He loved to write, paint and draw, and he was a very charming and affectionate boy.

Taebeom 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. Taebeom 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.

Three months after Taebeom died, his father was diagnosed with end-stage cancer. He joined his beloved son in heaven on October 26, 2014. His last words, spoken gently with a smile just moments before he died, were, "It's Taebeom."

Taebeom's body was recovered 5 days after the sinking and returned to his loving family. He is now resting at the Pyeongtaek Lakeside Memorial Park. When his father passed away, he was interred right next to him.

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