Dismembered body found near Han River

The Goyang Police Station said the body of a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s was found near the southern end of Magok Railway Bridge around 9:15 a.m. / Gettyimagebank

By Kim Jae-heun

A dismembered male torso has been found around the Han River in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, according to police, Wednesday. The Goyang Police Station said the body of a man believed to be in his 20s or 30s was found near the southern end of Magok Railway Bridge around 9:15 a.m. Monday by a staffer of the Hangang Project Headquarters.

The police sent the body to the National Forensic Service (NFS) for an autopsy and DNA testing and found that the victim died about a week ago but the NFS couldn't determine the cause of his death.

“It has not been so long since the corpse was abandoned near the river and we are trying to identify the man through DNA testing at NFS,” a police officer said. “The body had no arms or legs and it was naked when it was first spotted.”

Police are looking at missing persons cases to see if the body matches anyone reported missing.

Police secured surveillance camera footage from nearby sites as part of their investigation into the case. They are looking for other body parts and are also considering the possibility that the body could have floated down from Seoul.

Some 120 police officers and search dogs searched the site after they found the body, but they failed to find any evidence nearby.

Currently, the police are organizing a special taskforce to deal with the case and they will resume the investigation today.