Body found after two-day search
Police to investigate cause of death
A man in his 20s who had been reported missing in Seogwipo, Jeju, was found dead Saturday.
According to Yonhap, coast guard officers conducting a search discovered and recovered the body of the missing man, identified only by the surname initial A, near the coast by Haye Port in Seogwipo at around 3:50 p.m. Saturday.
His family had filed a missing persons report with police at around 2:10 p.m. Friday, saying their son, who was stationed in Jeju, appeared to have gone fishing but could not be reached.
Police used mobile phone location data to determine that A had been in the coastal area around Haye-dong in Seogwipo. Police, coast guard and fire department personnel then conducted a two-day search centered on the area around Haye Port.
A's vehicle was also found near Haye Port during the search. Closed-circuit television footage confirmed that A left his residence by car with fishing gear on Thursday morning.
A was an active-duty Navy sailor stationed in Jeju. Police and the coast guard plan to investigate the exact circumstances of his death.
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