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SKorean fan drowns amid WCup celebration

AP | By, Seoul
Jun 23, 2010 12:39 PM IST

A South Korean man drowned after jumping into a river to celebrate the country advancing to the second round of the World Cup.

A South Korean man drowned after jumping into a river to celebrate the country advancing to the second round of the World Cup.

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Police said the 20-year-old university student, surnamed Lee, leaped into Seoul's Han River with three friends on Wednesday morning after South Korea held Nigeria to a 2-2 draw in their final group game and made it to the knockout phase.

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Lee's friends quickly got out of the water but he failed to do so. Police say they later rescued Lee and took him to a nearby hospital but he died.

Police said one of Lee's friends told investigators they jumped to celebrate South Korea's advance.

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