Body of Missing Navy Sailor Found After One Day

52 Kilometers East of Gajin-eup, Goseong-gun, East Sea

The training involves around 20 vessels, including the 4400-ton-class Dae Jo-Young destroyer, destroyers, 2500-ton-class new frigates, 1500-ton-class frigates, 1000-ton-class patrol ships, 400-ton-class guided missile fast attack crafts, 130-ton-class fast patrol boats, and submarines, along with Lynx and Wildcat (AW-159) maritime operation helicopters.

The body of a Navy frigate crew member, who went missing near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea on July 12, was found approximately one day after the disappearance.

On July 13, the Navy announced to the press, "At around 5:58 a.m. today, we recovered the body of the Navy soldier who went missing yesterday from a patrol vessel performing duties in the East Sea, about 52 kilometers east of Goseong-gun, Gajin-eup."

The Navy, together with the Coast Guard, had deployed around 10 vessels and several aircraft in the search for the missing crew member. The sailor, who was aboard a Navy frigate conducting patrol duties about 50 kilometers east of Gajin-eup, Goseong-gun, was last seen between midnight and 2 a.m. by a duty officer responsible for internal patrols. The fact that the sailor was missing was recognized when he did not report for duty at 8 a.m.

Given that the disappearance occurred in waters near the NLL, the military also notified the North Korean side of the incident through international maritime communication channels accessible to North Korea.

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