Boy found dead after going missing in mountain park

Authorities on Tuesday discovered the body of a boy who had gone missing in a southeastern mountain park earlier this week. The 11-year-old went missing Sunday after hiking alone at Juwangsan National Park, about 280 kilometers southeast of Seoul, after visiting a Buddhist temple at the park with his family. Rescue authorities discovered the boy's body at about 10:25 a.m. in the lower part of the mountain's peak after deploying more than 350 personnel on the third day of the search around a hiking trail. Officials suspect the boy may have suffered a fatal accident after losing his footing. They plan to conduct an investigation into the exact circumstances of his death.

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