South Korean navy recovers body of sailor who went missing on patrol near the North Korean maritime border
Yonhap News—The South Korean navy has recovered the body of a sailor who went missing during a patrol near the maritime border with North Korea in the East Sea. The sailor's disappearance had prompted a search operation involving navy vessels near the sensitive inter-Korean sea boundary. Authorities have not attributed any cause to the death or suggested North Korean involvement. The incident adds to a long list of tensions and incidents in the disputed waters between the two Koreas.
- Yonhap News — (URGENT) Body of missing sailor recovered from East Sea: Navy
- Yonhap News — Body of missing sailor recovered from East Sea: Navy
- Yonhap News — (LEAD) Body of missing sailor recovered from East Sea: Navy
- South China Morning Post — Sailor was on a routine naval patrol near the North Korea maritime boundary when he disappeared
- Reuters — Navy recovered the body from the East Sea following a search operation