Jeju Reports 370 Adult Missing Persons Cases This Year...15 Still Unfound

Over the Past 3 Years and 7 Months
2,914 Adults Reported Missing
Twice the Number of Missing Children

This year alone, there have been as many as 370 adult missing persons cases reported in Jeju. As of the article's publication, 15 people have still not been found.

According to the Jeju Metropolitan Police Agency on August 21, the number of adult missing persons cases—those involving individuals aged 18 or older—was 944 in 2023, 814 in 2024, and 786 in 2025. As of the end of last month in 2026, an additional 370 cases had been reported, bringing the total number of cases since 2023 to 2,914. This is more than twice the 1,341 cases of missing children under the age of 18 reported during the same period.

Police are preparing a focused search on the 20th at Hallim Port in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, to find Jang Miran, who has been missing for three months. Photo by Yonhap News

Among those reported missing who have still not been found, there are 15 adults, which is five times the number of unresolved missing children under the age of 18 (three cases).

Meanwhile, Jang Miran (age 37), who went missing in Jeju on the night of May 12 this year, remained unaccounted for as of the article’s publication—over three months later. Jang Miran left her residence in Hallim-eup, Jeju City, between late in the evening on May 12 and the early morning hours of May 13, and then disappeared. At the time of her disappearance, she had long straight hair, was estimated to be 158 centimeters tall, had a slender build, was wearing a gold bracelet, and was known for her endearing way of speaking.

Earlier, Jang’s family reported her missing to the police in mid-May after she failed to return home. At the time, Officer A, who was on the night shift, reportedly told a superior that he had made contact with the missing person and proceeded to close the case. However, last month, Jang’s family filed another missing persons report, stating they still had not been able to reach her. The police then reopened the investigation, considering both the possibility of Jang leaving voluntarily and the possibility of a missing person’s case. As of yet, there have been no signs of activity related to Jang Miran—such as card use, calls on her mobile phone, or hospital visits.

While continuing to focus on locating missing persons, the police are also separately investigating whether Officer A actually spoke with Jang Miran as claimed. On July 22, Officer A was also placed under investigation on charges of entering the women’s restroom at the police station (a violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes), and has since been suspended from duty.

The police, in cooperation with agencies such as the Coast Guard and fire authorities, mobilized around 140 personnel each day on August 20 and 21 to conduct searches in the area near Hallim Port, where Jang was last confirmed to have been seen.

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