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Fri, 07/15/2011 - 09:52
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N. Korea hands over body of South Korean civilian
(2nd LD)SEOUL, July 15 (Yonhap) -- North Korea repatriated the body of a South Korean civilian found dead in North Korean waters, Seoul's Red Cross said Friday.
The body of the 43-year-old man, who lived in Seoul and was identified only by his family name Ko, had apparently drifted into waters off the North's southwestern coast in Hwanghae Province for unknown reasons, the Red Cross said. He was reported missing to the police after he left home following a divorce from his wife 10 years ago.
The North handed over the body to South Korea at the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday morning, the Red Cross said. The police are expected to perform an autopsy on the body to determine the exact cause of death.
The two Koreas have repatriated the bodies of each other's citizens found dead in their respective waters in the past. According to the Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, North Korea returned one body in 2003 and another in 2005. South Korea has, since 2004, sent back 51 bodies of North Koreans found dead.
The body of the 43-year-old man, who lived in Seoul and was identified only by his family name Ko, had apparently drifted into waters off the North's southwestern coast in Hwanghae Province for unknown reasons, the Red Cross said. He was reported missing to the police after he left home following a divorce from his wife 10 years ago.
The North handed over the body to South Korea at the truce village of Panmunjom on Friday morning, the Red Cross said. The police are expected to perform an autopsy on the body to determine the exact cause of death.
The two Koreas have repatriated the bodies of each other's citizens found dead in their respective waters in the past. According to the Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, North Korea returned one body in 2003 and another in 2005. South Korea has, since 2004, sent back 51 bodies of North Koreans found dead.
