Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Korean man missing in northern India
The missing Korean's paragliding equipment has been recovered, officials said. The person in the photo is unrelated to the story. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean tourist went missing over the weekend after “leaving for paragliding” in Kangra, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
According to the Korean Embassy in India and local media reports, the man, surnamed Lee, has been missing since June 15. Hotel officials reportedly said he went paragliding.
Local residents later found his paragliding equipment hanging from a tree in the Dharman area, but there was no trace of him.
“Police and local rescue authorities are conducting a profound search operation,” Rakesh Prajapati, the district's deputy commissioner, told
. “We have information that he was flying without permission. His gear has been recovered from a site known as Dharman in the Multhan district of Kangra.”
The embassy said it has informed Lee's family.
Lee, who is in his 30s, reportedly checked in at a local hotel on June 11.