In the early hours of the 10th local time, shocking news came out of South Korean political circles that Seoul Mayor Park Won-chun was found dead after being missing for more than ten hours. Her daughter reported on the afternoon of the 9th that her father left home and lost contact after leaving a message similar to the testament. At present, the cause of Park Yuanchun’s death is unclear.

Daughter reports that the mayor’s father was found dead after disappearance

　　In the early hours of the 10th local time, Yonhap News reported that Seoul Mayor Park Yuan Chun was found dead on a mountain in the city. Earlier, the police and fire department searched for the missing Park Yuanchun overnight.

　　According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police, Park Won-sun’s daughter dialed 112 on the afternoon of the 9th local time and said, “Four to five hours ago, my father left home after leaving something similar to the last words, and the phone was turned off.” The police then dispatched 2 squadrons, drones, police dogs, etc. to find his whereabouts.

　　According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Park Won-sun canceled all schedules due to physical discomfort on the 9th and did not go to work. The schedule since then is unknown.

　　According to the survey, Park Won-chun left the mayor’s mansion in Jonglu District, Seoul, at about 10 am on the 9th. The police found that Park Yuanchun’s mobile phone signal finally appeared in the vicinity of Seongbuk-dong Kichijoji Temple in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul and the area around Wolong Park.

　　Moreover, as the night search started, the police and fire fighting also increased their search power. But after the first round of search that night, Park Yuan Chun was not found. The police increased their strength that night and continued the second round of search. Eventually, Park Yuanchun's body was found near Sujingmen.

Data Map: Park Yuan Chun

-Timeline of Park Yuanchun’s disappearance

　　At 10:40 on the 9th, Seoul City sent a text message to the journalists group saying that the schedule originally scheduled at 4:30 pm was canceled due to "last resort".

　　At 10:40 on the 9th, Pu Yuanchun left the mayor's mansion and went out. Wear a black hat, dark jacket, black pants and gray shoes when leaving, and carry a black backpack.

　　At 10:53 on the 9th, Pu Yuanchun arrived at Wolong Park.

　　At 17:17 on the 9th, Park Yuanchun's daughter reported to the police that her father left home after leaving words similar to the last words, and the phone was turned off.

　　At 21:30 on the 9th, the police had mobilized more than 700 police forces, 3 drones, and 4 police dogs to search for Park Yuanchun's whereabouts.

　　At 22:30 on the 9th, the police held a press conference at the search site and said that the first round of search was over and Park Yuanchun was not found.

　　In the early morning of the 10th, Park Yuanchun was found dead on a mountain in the urban area.

The mayor's loss of union shocked Qingwatai in political circles and remained highly vigilant

　　According to Yonhap News Agency, when the news of Park Yuanchun’s disappearance came out, people from Qingwatai asked each other “Is this a fact?” It was hard to conceal the impact.

　　A person from Qingwatai said, "This is completely unanticipated. It is difficult to say anything because I don't know the exact news." Although Qingwatai did not convene a special meeting on this, it was highly vigilant about the progress of the police search and eager to grasp the situation.

　　According to Korea’s “East Asia Daily”, the core members of the Korean Common Democratic Party said that the party did not anticipate Park Yuanchun’s “abnormal signs”, and those who were close to Park Yuanchun did not know the exact situation.

　　A Democrat MP who has a close relationship with Park Yuan-chun said: "Park Yuan-chun's self-esteem and sense of mission are stronger than anyone's. He suddenly disappeared and is unbelievable."

　　Seoul's "old mayor", popular candidate for the next president

　　Park Yuan Chun is 65 years old (Korean age) and was born in Gyeongsangnam-do in 1956. He is now part of the ruling party, the Common Democracy Party, and is one of the representatives of the Korean Progressive Party.

　　He entered the Faculty of Law of Seoul University in 1974. In 1982, Park Yuan-chun began as a prosecutor in the Daegu District Prosecutor's Office. In 1995, he established a civic organization "participation", and later established multiple civic groups to carry out rights protection campaigns.

　　Park Won Sun is the "old mayor" of Seoul for three consecutive terms. He first served as mayor of Seoul in October 2011 and was re-elected in 2014. He was elected for the third time in June 2018 and has been re-elected to this day.

　　According to previous reports from South Korean media, Park Won Chun was regarded as a popular candidate for the next presidential election. In the last presidential election in South Korea, Park Yuan Chun was once regarded as a potential candidate by public opinion, but in the end he decided to give up running.

Leading the anti-epidemic work in Seoul, once recorded a cheering video for Wuhan

　　During the epidemic, as the mayor of Seoul, Park Yuan Chun actively led the capital's anti-epidemic work. At the time of the worst epidemic in South Korea, Park Won-soon personally went to the vicinity of the Guanghua Gate in Seoul, and urged the crowds to leave as soon as possible to take preventive measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

　　In the investigation about the epidemic situation of the Xintiandi church, Park Yuanchun was tough. He once criticized Xintiandi Church for a large number of confirmed cases, but he still did not cooperate with the epidemic prevention work, and the false information provided caused serious confusion.

　　Recently, after a mass infection of nightclubs in Itaewon, Seoul, Park Won-sun also immediately ordered a “ban” on entertainment venues in Seoul, prohibiting the gathering of activities in bars, nightclubs and other entertainment venues in the city to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

　　Previously, Park Yuan Chun also recorded a video to cheer for Wuhan. Park Yuan-chun expressed in the video that he thanked the Beijing Municipal Government for its help five years ago when Seoul suffered from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. "Now it's time for Seoul to repay our gratitude. As the best friends of Beijing and China, Seoul is willing to help. Wuhan come on! Come on in China! Seoul supports China!"

　　Source: China News Network (cns2012) integrated from Korean media, Xinhuanet, etc.