Kentucky student named as victim of South Korea stampede crush that killed 153 

An American student from Kentucky was among the 153 people who were killed Saturday night during a stampede in South Korea. 

Anne Gieske, 20,  a junior who attended the University of Kentucky’s nursing program, was killed during the stampede, officials confirmed. 

The incident happened as the crowd at the Halloween event became unruly and surged, which triggered a deadly stampede. 

Roughly 100,000 people were present for the South Korean event.  

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Anne Gieske, a junior at the University of Kentucky, was killed in the stampede Saturday evening in South Korea

Anne was one of three students from the University of Kentucky who were studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea, according to representatives from the school

Gieske was partaking in a study abroad program, according to her school.  

Representatives from the University of Kentucky, two other students were also studying abroad in South Korea. Both other students have been accounted for. 

The University’s President. Eli Capilouto, confirmed Sunday that the two others are safe at this time. 

‘We have been in contact with Anne’s family and will provide whatever support we can now and in the days ahead as they cope with this indescribable loss,’ said Capilouto.

‘We will be there for those in our community who knew and loved Anne. We also have nearly 80 students from South Korea at UK, members of our community, who will need our support,’ the University’s president continue. 

Some reports indicate that the majority of the victim’s from the incident were teens and individuals in their twenties. 

The party took place in central Seoul and came to a head when the massive crowd attempted rushed through narrow corridors, trampling over others. 

Horrifying video from after the incident shows a fireman in South Korea trembling as he gives a press briefing about the Halloween stampede that killed over 150 people.

An additional 82 were injured during the stampede, the group announced Sunday. 

As of Sunday afternoon, at least two Americans have been confirmed to have been killed as a result. 

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South Korea’s Chief of Yongsan Fire Department Choi Seong-beom appeared to shake as he gave the media a briefing on the stampede that killed at least 153 in Seoul

Onlookers, police and paramedics gathered where dozens of people suffered cardiac arrest, in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon

The ‘heartbreaking’ video, which was taken several hours after the deadly incident occurred, shows the exhausted emergency worker slightly shaking as he holds the microphone.

Online, people responded to the video to share their sympathies with Choi Seong-beom and other emergency workers who attended the traumatic incident.

More than 1,700 emergency workers were deployed from across South Korea to respond to one of the deadliest crowd crushes in recent history – including about 520 firefighters, 1,100 police officers and 70 government workers.

More footage overlooking the street showed dozens of emergency responders working desperately to administer CPR to victims lying on the street.  

Left: The alleyway is seen early on Sunday morning. It remained cordoned off as police continued their investigations into the tragedy. Right: The same alleyway is seen shortly before the crush. Hundreds of people are shown packed in

Dozens of those who were injured or killed reportedly suffered cardiac arrests.  

At at least 19 of those are foreign nationals. 

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol declared the week of national mourning and after visiting the site earlier today said that the deadly stampede ‘should not have happened’.

‘In the centre of Seoul, a tragedy and disaster occurred that should not have happened,’ Yoon said in a national address, vowing to ‘thoroughly investigate’ the incident and ensure it could never happen again.

Reports from last night also detail how some revelers continued to party in the neighborhood after the crush – despite desperate pleas from the police to go home. 

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as they become available.