Actress Oh In Hye Dies at 36, Funeral to be Held on September 16

South Korean actress Oh In Hye did not have any pulse when paramedics arrived at her house and was rushed to hospital.

South Korean actress Oh In Hye failed to respond to treatment and passed away on September 14, said a report in Allkpop. The 36-years-old actress was admitted to hospital in the wee hours of the morning. Though she showed signs of recovery, she breathed her last in the hospital.

The funeral of the actress will be held in private and she will be buried on September 16. A memorial parlor has been prepared inside the Inha University Hospital's mortuary where people can pay their respects.

She was found unconscious at her Incheon house and was rushed to a nearby hospital at 5 a.m. KST on September 14. The police probing the case suspect that the actress might have tried to take her life.

Oh In Hye was found at her house in the morning by a friend of hers and was in a state of cardiac arrest. The friend informed the paramedics who rushed to the house and performed CPR on the actress. Reports claim that the actress had regained her consciousness in the hospital. But no details about her health condition were revealed.

Oh In Hye
South Korean actress Oh In Hye was found unconscious at her house in Incheon. Twitter/Instagram

Cops Questioning Oh In Hye's Friend

The police are questioning the actress' friend who was there at her house at 5 a.m. KST. Speaking to Maeil Kyungjae publication, the Yeonsu Police officer said that the actress did not have a pulse when the paramedics arrived at her house. Cops also said that the actress was breathing and conscious now. Cops also stated that they are trying to find out how the friend happened to be at the actress' house at the crucial time.

Oh In Hye was known for her performance in the 2014 movie The Plan. Post 2014, she was not spotted in any prominent roles in movies or in dramas. The actress had hit the headlines in 2011 when she wore a revealing dress to the Busan International Film Festival.

Oh In Hye debuted with the movie Sin Of A Family in 2010. Since then she has acted in movies including Red Vacance Black Wedding in 2011. She appeared in three movies Secret Travel, No Breathing and Eating, Talking, Fauking in 2013. In the same year her drama Horse Doctor was also released.

Recent Cases of Attempt to Suicide

Recently, former member of girl group ILUV, Shin Min Ah was saved from jumping off the Seongsan Bridge in western Seoul by the cops. The matter was reported to the cops by the cab drivers when they saw Min Ah standing on a railing while looking down at the Han River. This was allegedly her second attempt to suicide. She had tried to take her life in July in the similar way but was found by a police officer on patrol and was saved.

Former AOA member Kwon Mina too had posted the picture of slashed wrist on her Instagram in August 2020 and was rushed to the hospital by her agency. Mina had revealed the news of bullying by her senior in the group Shin Ji Min, that led to the latter leaving the group as well as the entertainment industry.

This article was first published on September 14, 2020
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