Police officers said they are looking for Park Won-soon at a small hill in Seoul’s Sungbuk neighborhood where his mobile phone signal was last detected
The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul is missing on Thursday after leaving a verbal message that his daughter described as sounding like a will, police said. A massive search operation is underway.
His daughter called police on Thursday afternoon and said her father left "a will-like" message before leaving their home four-five hours earlier. The daughter didn't explain the contents of the message, said one of the officers at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency who is responsible for Park's search operation.
Kim Ji-hyeong, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, confirmed that Park did not show up for work on Thursday because of unspecified reasons and cancelled all his schedules, including a meeting with a presidential official at his Seoul City Hall office. Park has mostly maintained his activist colours as mayor, criticising what he described as the country’s growing social and economic inequalities and the traditionally corrupt ties between large businesses and politicians.
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