60s Man Missing During Family Trip in Jeju Found Dead at Waterfall

Body Found in Rock Crevice Below Eongtto Waterfall Seven Days After Disappearance

A man in his 60s who went missing on the 8th while traveling with his family in Jeju Island was found dead after a week. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] A man in his 60s who went missing during a family trip in Jeju Island was found dead after a week.

The Jeju Provincial Police Agency announced that A (63), who was reported missing on the 9th, was found dead around 12:50 p.m. on the 15th in a rock crevice at the bottom of Eongtto Waterfall in Gangjeong-dong, Seogwipo City.

According to the police, A arrived in Jeju on the 7th for a trip with his wife and mother-in-law and stayed at his sister-in-law’s house in Seoho-dong, Seogwipo City.

The next day, on the 8th, A drank with a friend living in Jeju at a restaurant in Seogwipo city in the afternoon, then took a taxi and got off near his accommodation around 10:14 p.m.

CCTV footage from a nearby clean house showed A getting off the taxi and heading toward the accommodation along a mountain path.

When A did not return and lost contact until the next day, his wife reported him missing to the police around 3 p.m. on the 9th.

Eongtto Waterfall, where A was found, was the last location where his mobile phone’s base station signal was detected.

The police have been conducting a search for A using all available personnel.

Meanwhile, the police are keeping all possibilities open, including accidental death, and are investigating the exact cause of the incident.