Woman in her 60s found dead after going missing while catching freshwater snails in Gapyeong valley

A woman in her 60s went missing while catching freshwater snails in a valley in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, and was found dead about an hour later, prompting a police investigation.

According to Yonhap, a report came in at around 2:26 a.m. Sunday that the woman, identified only as A, had gone missing at Noksu Valley in Sangmyeon, Gapyeong-gun.

Firefighters dispatched to the scene launched a search operation and found her at around 3:24 a.m.

She was dead when discovered.

Police are investigating the exact circumstances of the incident based on statements from people near the scene who said A had gone missing while catching freshwater snails.