Man in 50s Missing After Night Gathering on Taean Tidal Flat Found Dead After 10 Hours

A man in his 50s who went missing while harvesting seafood at night on a tidal flat in Taean, South Chungcheong Province, has been found dead after 10 hours.

According to the Taean Coast Guard, at around 11:20 a.m. today (August 15), a fisherman digging for Manila clams discovered 53-year-old A dead on a tidal flat in Sowon-myeon, Taean-gun, South Chungcheong Province, and reported it to 119.

Police dispatched to the scene upon receiving the report retrieved the body of A using a cultivator.

A 112 report was filed stating that A had lost contact after engaging in nighttime seafood gathering with companions near Tonggae Port in Sowon-myeon at around 1:15 a.m. today, prompting fire authorities and the coast guard to conduct search operations in the surrounding area.

(Photo provided by Taean Coast Guard, Yonhap News)
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