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Coast Guard finds 2 suspected victims of fishing boat fire

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  • Published Feb 16, 2025 4:13 pm KST
  • Updated Feb 16, 2025 4:20 pm KST
Coast Guards transport a presumed missing body found after a fishing boat fire in Buan, North Jeolla Province, provided by the Buan Coast Guard, Feb. 16. Yonhap

Coast Guards transport a presumed missing body found after a fishing boat fire in Buan, North Jeolla Province, provided by the Buan Coast Guard, Feb. 16. Yonhap

The Coast Guard has found two bodies that are suspected of being among those missing from a fishing boat fire in waters off the southwestern coast last Thursday.

The 34-ton fishing vessel caught fire in waters near Buan, about 200 kilometers southwest of Seoul, last Thursday morning, with seven people missing and five rescued.

Genetic tests on the two bodies will be conducted, according to the Coast Guard.

Search efforts are currently under way for the remaining missing people, officials said. (Yonhap)