A woman in her 50s who went missing after hiking in Bukhansan National Park was found dead 28 days after her family reported her disappearance.
According to the Songpa Police Station in Seoul, the woman, identified as A, was reported missing by her family on April 17 at around 11:28 a.m.
A's husband contacted her workplace around 9 a.m. that day after learning she had not shown up for work. He began searching for her and subsequently filed a missing person report with the police.
Following the report, police analyzed CCTV footage and confirmed that A had traveled by bicycle to the vicinity of Gangbyeon Station in Gwangjin-gu, where she transferred to Line 2 of the subway heading toward Bukhansan in Gangbuk-gu.
CCTV from Bukhansan National Park captured A ascending the mountain, but this was the last sighting of her.
On May 15, a woman's body was discovered at the base of Nojeokbong Peak (716 meters above sea level) in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Authorities confirmed the identity of the deceased as A, who had been reported missing.
The trail A took is known to be a shortcut that typically takes less than two hours to reach the summit.
Police have reported no signs of foul play in A's death and are currently awaiting the results of an autopsy from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of death.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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