1 injured, 1 overboard in squid fishing vessel incident near Dokdo

One crew member was injured and another went missing after falling into the sea from a squid fishing vessel in rough seas near Dokdo on Sunday afternoon.

2026-02-08

Woman rescued after entering drainage structure near coast in Ansan

A woman in her 20s who went missing after entering a drainage structure near Korea's west coast was rescued about 18 hours after disappearing. A missing persons report was filed at around 3:18 p.m. Sunday.

2026-02-03

Body found in Yeongdong County believed to be man who went missing in October

A body was found near the Geum River in Yeongdong County, North Chungcheong, and police believe it may be that of an older man who went missing on Mount Cheontae in October.

2025-12-08

Woman indicted for abandoning fetus in freezer has gone missing

A naturalized woman from Vietnam, who was indicted without physical detention for abandoning her newborn in a freezer out of fear that her affair would be exposed, has gone missing.

2025-11-17

High school senior missing before CSAT found safe near Yeouido

A high school senior who failed to appear for this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was found safe near Yeouido in western Seoul on Thursday morning, about an hour after police and fire authorities launched a search along the Han River.

2025-11-13

Search continues for nine missing crew members from capsized Chinese fishing boat

Overnight search efforts failed to locate nine missing crew members from a capsized Chinese fishing boat near Eocheong Island in Gunsan, North Jeolla, according to the Korean Coast Guard on Tuesday.

2025-11-11

Patient found dead after escaping from hospital in Tongyeong

A man in his 70s who had been hospitalized was found dead Monday morning off the coast of Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, after disappearing during the night. It was reported that a person was seen floating in the sea near Mujeon-dong, Tongyeong.

2025-11-10

Authorities suspect that regulatory blind spot contributed to Ulsan power plant collapse

Police have secured documents related to the deadly collapse of a boiler tower at Korea East-West Power’s Ulsan Thermal Power Plant and are now reviewing whether the collapsed structure was properly classified and managed under existing regulations.

2025-11-09

Chinese ship capsizes in the Yellow Sea, and three remain missing

Three people were reported missing on Sunday after a 98-ton Chinese fishing vessel capsized in international waters about 81 kilometers (50 miles) off Gageo Island in Shinan county, South Jeolla.