Found Deceased South Korea - Cho Yu-na & Her Parents, Wando, South Jeolla Island

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A large-scale police search is underway for a family of three that went mysteriously missing on a remote island last month.

Ten-year-old Cho Yu-na and her parents in their 30s went missing in Wando, South Jeolla Province, from May 31 after they entered the island in a silver-colored Audi sedan two days earlier.

The family stayed at a guesthouse near a beach on the island after arriving, but cell phone signals of Cho and her mother were last found at a location near the guesthouse at around 1 a.m. on May 31, and the signal for Cho’s father was gone at 4 a.m. near a harbor on the island.

The vehicle never left the island, according to surveillance camera footage obtained by investigators. The family was last seen leaving the guesthouse at around 11 p.m. on May 30 from surveillance camera footage.

The police search started on June 22 after officials with the elementary school in Gwangju that Cho attended filed reports to law enforcement upon seeing the mailbox of her home filled with unopened mail.
Cho reported to the school that she will be on a family trip for a month to Jeju Island from May 19 to June 15, the school told the police. However, Cho failed to report to school after the announced travel period, which prompted school officials to visit her home in Gwangju.

Wando was reported to have a home for Cho’s relatives at one point, but no one was found to be residing there around the time of the incident, police told media. The family was also found to have never entered Jeju Island as opposed to Cho’s report made to the school.

The police suspect the family could have fallen into the sea while inside the vehicle, hinting the three might have committed suicide. Cho’s father was known to be in financial troubles after closing a business and being unemployed.

Around 100 officials are taking part in the search, but they have not found any additional signs of the vehicle or the three family members thus far

Police search for family of three missing on South Jeolla island

A large-scale police search is underway for a family of three that went mysteriously missing on a remote island last month. Ten-year-old Cho Yu-na and her parents in their 30s went missing in Wando, South Jeolla Province, from May 31 after they entered the island in a silver-colored Audi sedan...

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So sad. The car was found with three bodies inside.

Case of missing family raises issue of gap in child monitoring

A family gone missing on a remote southern island has sparked discussion on the blind spots of students missing class under the consent of their parents. On Wednesday, the police pulled a submerged car with three bodies inside near the water off of Wando, South Jeolla Province. The vehicle...

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On Wednesday, the police pulled a submerged car with three bodies inside near the water off of Wando, South Jeolla Province. The vehicle belonged to a family of three, including 10-year-old Cho Yu-na, who had been reported missing.

The police have not yet confirmed whether it was Cho‘s family who was found in the car.

 

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Missing family found dead in submerged car

The bodies found in a submerged car found on an island off the southern coast were those of a family reported missing, police said Wednesday. The police suspect suicide, as the family had been going through financial difficulties. The Gwangju Nambu police station confirmed the three bodies...

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The bodies found in a submerged car found on an island off the southern coast were those of a family reported missing, police said Wednesday. The police suspect suicide, as the family had been going through financial difficulties.

The Gwangju Nambu police station confirmed the three bodies found inside an upturned Audi sedan the day before in the waters of Wando, South Jeolla Province as those of 10-year-old Cho Yu-na and her parents, who were reported missing. They confirmed the identities through fingerprint examinations. Cho‘s fingerprints were registered in the system for missing child prevention.

Cho and her mother were seated in the back without their seatbelts, while her father was in the driver’s seat with his seatbelt on.

Though the bodies were sent for an autopsy, the National Forensic Service could not define the cause of death as the bodies had decayed from being in the water for a significant time. The National Forensic Service will run more tests on the bodies, but it will take a month for the results to come out.

Police are investigating the case as a possible suicide, as Cho‘s parents’ internet search history included sleeping pills and cryptocurrency before going missing.

According to police, Cho Yu-na‘s family was going through financial difficulties. Both of Cho’s parents had quit their jobs in the summer of last year.

It was reported that they had debts of about 100 million won ($77,000) on their credit cards. It is suspected they had invested a significant amount of money in the collapsed cryptocurrency luna, based on the testimonies of those who know the family.

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