On May 12, Yonhap News reported that the Gyeongbuk Provincial Police Agency, Gyeongbuk Fire Department, and the Korea National Park Service are continuing large-scale search efforts in Juwangsan National Park for a missing elementary student, identified as A.
On May 11, authorities deployed 80 personnel, including 40 police officers, 28 firefighters, and 12 national park staff, along with five drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras and search dogs to locate A.
Search teams are focusing their efforts along the hiking trails from the last known sighting of A near Giam Bridge to the summit of Juwangsan, which stands at an elevation of 720.6 meters, as well as other key trails and steep areas in the national park.
A Cheongsong County official told Yonhap News that nighttime searches continued until 11 p.m. the previous night, but no significant findings were reported.
A, who lives in Daegu, visited a temple in Juwangsan National Park with his parents on May 10. He was last seen around noon that day near Giam Bridge, telling his parents he would "just go up the mountain for a bit" before disappearing.
When A did not return for an extended period, his parents reported him missing to emergency services at 5:53 p.m. on the same day.
At the time of his disappearance, A was described as approximately 145 cm tall with a slight build, wearing a Samsung Lions uniform and cap. It was reported that he did not have a mobile phone with him.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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