A local family is grieving after losing a family member in a horrible accident in South Korea.
    More than 150 people were tragically killed in the Halloween incident in Seoul, South Korea.
    Channel 2 Action News learned one of those victims is from Metro Atlanta and is a student at Kennesaw State University.
    “I feel like I have a hole in me. A big hole in my chest,” said Steve Blesi.
    Steve Blesi is feeling empty, lost and hurt. He just got the news that his son, 20-year-old Steven Blesi the Second, is gone, “It’s like being in a nightmare that you can’t wake up from.”
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    Blesi told Channel 2′s Larry Spruill that his son was a student at Kennesaw State University and was studying abroad in South Korea. Blesi said he talked to his son before he went out that night.
    “We knew that him and his friends, they were going to go out, because they just finished midterms,” Steve told Channel 2 Action News. “I texted him through WhatsApp because he’s over there and said I know you’re out and about, but be safe I love you.”
    Steve told Channel 2′s Larry Spruill that shortly after that, he got a call from his brother asking if he had heard what happened in South Korea.
    Steve turned on the TV and saw the news that more than 150 people were tragically killed in the Halloween accident in South Korea.
    His son, Steven Blesi II, was among the many killed.
    “We started calling his phone through the WhatsApp, over and over, just kept calling for like two hours, where finally a police officer answered,” said Blesi.
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    Blesi, an international business major and was one of 11 students from KSU in South Korea as part of a study abroad program. All other KSU students are reported safe.
Story continues    “On behalf of the entire Kennesaw State community, our thoughts and prayers go out to Steven’s family and friends as they mourn this incomprehensible loss,” said Kennesaw State University President Kathy Schwaig. “We have been in contact with Steven’s family and have offered all available resources of the University to them.”
    The University has made available counseling support to students who have been impacted by this tragedy through Kennesaw State’s Counseling and Psychological Services.
    Meanwhile, Steve Blesi said, “I can’t tell you the pain I’m feeling. I wish I not let him go.”
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