Parasite Found in Boy's Body Off Ganghwa Island... "Unlikely to Be Found in South Korea"

A badly decomposed body discovered last month off the coast of Jumundo Island in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon, is believed to be that of a North Korean resident.

The Incheon Coast Guard announced that it received an opinion from the National Forensic Service stating that parasites rarely found domestically were identified in the body.

The Coast Guard checked missing person profiling systems to verify the identity, but found no matching information among domestic missing persons, according to authorities.

Based on these findings, the Coast Guard considers it highly likely that the body belongs to a North Korean resident.

Previously, on the 25th of last month, a 112 emergency report was received stating that an unidentified body was floating in the waters near Jumundo Island in Ganghwa-gun, Incheon.

The Coast Guard recovered the body and focused on identifying the person, but faced difficulties due to advanced decomposition.

At the time of discovery, the height was estimated to be around 110 cm to 120 cm, and the National Forensic Service stated that the body is estimated to be that of a young boy around the age of six.

The Coast Guard plans to wrap up the case, concluding that there are no suspicions of foul play.

Recently, there has been an increase in cases where bodies or wooden box landmines presumed to have drifted from North Korea are found in the waters near Jumundo Island.

From the 23rd of last month to the 10th of last month, 16 drifting landmines believed to have come from North Korea were also found along the coastlines near the armistice line in Ganghwa-gun, including Jumundo Island.

Reported by Park Se-won | Video by Lee Da-in | Graphics by Lee Jung-joo | Produced by SBS Digital News
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