Lone police officer pleading with the crowd to clear Itaewon surfaces Lone police officer pleading with the crowd to clear Itaewon surfaces Lone police officer pleading with the crowd to clear Itaewon surfacesInvestigations were started after the Itaewon tragedy to determine what caused the tragic event, and some South Korean netizens are criticizing the police for their lack of crowd control at the time.However, a new video depicts a police officer struggling to manage the throng and stop additional deaths in the Itaewon tragedy.The cop can be seen screaming and preventing people from going toward Itaewon alley, the scene of the stampede catastrophe, in the footage.Move away," his voice getting hoarser as he pleaded with the mob to back off from Itaewon.The policeman made his best efforts to keep the gathering under control while still relocating people."