Daegu 70s Dementia Elderly Found Dead Four Days After Disappearance

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] A man in his 70s with dementia who was reported missing in Daegu was found dead three days later.

According to the Dalseo Police Station in Daegu on the 17th, around 12 p.m. that day, the police search team found the elderly man A (75) dead near a church in Wolseong-dong, Dalseo-gu.

Earlier, the police received a report that "A left home on the 13th and has not returned," and had been conducting a search operation.

The police are investigating the exact cause of death through analysis of nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and other means.