SEOUL – South Korean actress Park Soo-ryun, who was in the K-drama Snowdrop (2021 to 2022), has died in an unexpected accident on Sunday. She was 29 years old.

According to South Korean media outlet Osen, she fell down the stairs while returning home on Sunday afternoon. She was taken to the hospital for emergency treatment, but was pronounced brain-dead despite attempts to revive her.

Her bereaved family members have decided to donate her organs to help patients in need, and to honour her.

Her funeral was held on Tuesday.

Park made her debut in 2018 with the musical Il Tenore, which also featured actors such as Lee Sang-yi and Jeon Mi-do.

Park has also acted in other musicals and plays, such as The Cellar, Othello and The Day We Were In Love, according to her Instagram account.

She made her television debut in 2021, as a university student in the 1980s-set series Snowdrop, which starred Blackpink singer Jisoo and actor Jung Hae-in.

Another Snowdrop actress died in January 2022 at the age of 29. Kim Mi-soo played a history student on the show, and the cause of her death was not revealed.