The Han River in Seoul has frozen for the first time this year as frigid temperatures continue in the capital city. The Korea Meteorological Administration said the river froze early Saturday when the temperature plunged to minus 16-point-six degrees Celsius.

How often does the Han River freeze?

Since the weather agency started observing ice formations on the river in 1906, the earliest ice formation seen on the Han was on Dec. 4, 1934, and the latest on Feb. 13, 1964. There have been seven times when no ice formation was seen, most recently in 2006.

How many bodies are in the Han River?

An average of eight bodies were found floating down Seoul's Han River a month over the last five years, data showed Sunday. According to data compiled by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 460 bodies were retrieved from Hangang Parks between early 2012 and July 2016.