Navy Recovers Body of Missing Sailor in East Sea
Hızlı Bakış
- The South Korean Navy announced Monday the recovery of the body of a sailor who went missing Sunday morning while on patrol in the East Sea.
- The sailor was last seen near the Northern Limit Line and was found after a joint search operation.
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A sailor went missing aboard a naval vessel on patrol in the East Sea near the Northern Limit Line. A search operation was launched, leading to the recovery of the sailor's body.
SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Monday it has recovered the body of a sailor who went missing while aboard a naval vessel on a patrol mission in the East Sea the previous day.
The sailor, whose identity was withheld, was reported missing Sunday morning as the vessel was on patrol about 50 kilometers off Geojin in Gangwon Province, near the Northern Limit Line, according to the armed service.
The body was found and retrieved from waters 52 km off Geojin's east coast at 5:58 a.m., the Navy said in a notice to the press.
The recovery comes after the Navy had launched a search operation in cooperation with the Coast Guard, deploying around 10 ships and aircraft.
The late sailor was reported missing after failing to report for duty for the morning watch.
Açık Sorular
- What caused the sailor to go missing?
- Was there any foul play involved?
