 Aerial observers estimated that 1.500 North Koreans crossed to the west side of the Naktong just above Waegwan.Further reports indicated that the roads north of the town were jammed with North Korean soldiers in groups of 10 to 300.Furthermore, reports contend that when the remaining units of the division withdrew across the Naktong River just north of Waegwan, they sustained tremendous casualties and were practically annihilated.