'Wando Missing Family' Search Enters Week One... Police Obtain Search Warrants for Communications and Bank Accounts

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Police searching for a missing Gwangju elementary school student family in Wando, Jeonnam, are intensifying their investigation by checking their financial and communication records.

On the 28th, the Gwangju Nambu Police Station announced that it had obtained a search warrant the day before to secure financial, communication, internet, and medical records related to 10-year-old Jo Yuna and her family.

The debt and credit relationships of Jo's family are expected to be revealed in 2 to 3 days.

There is an opinion that this disappearance case is related to the family's financial difficulties, including frequent debt collection calls.

The Audi A6 vehicle is also not owned by the family, and several credit cards were reportedly suspended.

In addition, the police are focusing on finding clues to locate Jo's family through the analysis of other seized items.

At the scene, in addition to drones and patrol boats, six scent-tracking dogs were newly deployed around 2 p.m. that day.

A total of about 300 personnel, including 170 from the Gwangju-Jeonnam Police Agency Mobile Unit and underwater forensic investigators conducting underwater searches, are continuing a large-scale search around Sinji-myeon and nearby areas.

Jo's family had applied to the school for an outdoor experiential learning trip to Jeju Island from the 19th of last month to the 15th of this month for a family vacation.

However, they stayed at a pension in Sinji-myeon, Wando, Jeonnam, from the 24th to the 30th of last month, not at the intended destination, and all family members' mobile phones were turned off early on the 31st, cutting off contact.

The school reported to the police on the 22nd after Jo did not attend school even after the experiential learning period ended on the 16th, but there has been no news since. It has been 29 days since the last mobile phone signal, and a week since the police search began, but their whereabouts remain unknown.