Mysterious mountain screams a 'job seeker's prayer'

/Korea Times file

Screams from Mount Hwangnyeong in Busan prompted 70 police to search the mountain for three hours in the rain Thursday, only to discover it was a young woman praying.

Police from three stations - Nambu, Yeonje and Busanjin - began searching after a call about 2 a.m. Thursday that a woman was screaming for help.

One police officer saw four women climbing down the mountain but they said they had not heard screaming.

Police checked their car and found the owner, identified only as Lee, 26, had gone to the mountain with three friends after partying.

As police continued their questioning, Kim, 28, one of the four, confessed she had screamed: “God, let me get a job! Please save me!” at the mountain. The four have been seeking jobs after graduating from college.

Choi, 21, who was walking around the mountain, heard the screams and told police.

Nambu Police Station sergeant Hyun Dae-sub said he felt sorry for young people having a hard time finding a job but they had gone a little too far praying.