By Park Si-soo
A Thai man was found dead near his dorm room in a factory-crammed village in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, police said Friday.
The man, 24, was found hanging from a steel pole near his room at 6:20 a.m. Thursday, according to police. His room is next to a factory where he had worked since 2014 as an undocumented foreigner, investigators said.
An investigation is under way to find the cause of his death. Police will conduct an autopsy soon.
His colleagues reportedly told police that he used to have frequent contact with his family in Thailand but recently cut contact for unknown reasons.
He entered South Korea on a travel visa and started working at the factory, investigators said.