Chris Jung/NurPhoto via Getty Images(LONDON) Delayed police responses and an illegal street obstruction were contributing factors to the weekend's crowd crush in Seoul, South Korea, officials said on Tuesday. At least 154 people were killed, and dozens were seriously injured in the South Korea capital's Itaewon neighborhood as they celebrated Halloween on Saturday night. The death count could further rise as many of those injured remain in critical condition, the country's Ministry of the Interior and Safety said. Those killed or wounded were mainly teenagers and individuals in their 20s, according to Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul's Yongsan fire department. Government investigators have scrambled to explain the night's logistical failures, such as insufficient police reactions and obstructive terraces, which escalated the fatality of the crush. The first person called for emergency rescue at the site at 6:34 p.m., four hours before the crowd crush, the Nati
Anne Gieske, 20, posted a smiling selfie with Steven Blesi, also 20, during a hike at Hallasan volcano just hours before they were killed in the crush on October 29.