(LEAD) Boy found dead after going missing in mountain park

▲ Rescue authorities search for a boy who went missing at Juwangsan National Park, about 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, in this photo provided by the Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters on May 12, 2026. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

(LEAD) missing boy-death

(LEAD) Boy found dead after going missing in mountain park

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CHEONGSONG, South Korea, May 12 (Yonhap) -- Authorities on Tuesday discovered the body of a boy who had gone missing in a southeastern mountain park earlier this week.

The 11-year-old went missing Sunday after hiking alone at Juwangsan National Park, about 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, after visiting a Buddhist temple at the park with his family.

Rescue authorities discovered the boy's body at about 10:25 a.m. in the lower part of the mountain's peak after deploying more than 350 personnel on the third day of the search around a hiking trail.

Officials suspect the boy may have suffered a fatal accident after losing his footing. They plan to conduct an investigation into the exact circumstances of his death.

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