60-Year-Old Missing Man Found Dead on Mt. Hwaksan in Gapyeong 13 Hours After Report

A man in his 60s who went missing on Mt. Hwaksan in Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province, has been found dead on the second day of the search.

According to police and fire authorities today (August 6), the man, identified by his surname A, was found collapsed at around 7:07 a.m. today on a forest road midway up Mt. Hwaksan in Buk-myeon, Gapyeong-gun.

At the time of discovery, Mr. A was in a state of cardiac arrest and was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Previously, a report was filed at 6:24 p.m. yesterday stating, "One member of the hiking club who went to the mountain together has not come down."

Authorities deployed firefighters, rescue dogs, and police officers to search the Mt. Hwaksan area, but failed to locate Mr. A late into the evening. They resumed the search this morning and found him midway up the mountain.

Police plan to request an autopsy on Mr. A's body from the National Forensic Service to investigate the exact cause of death.

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