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military and the coast guard are weighing the possibility that Lee, who died, headed north on his own.

I heard as the grounds that I took off my shoes on the boat, wore a life jacket, and that I knew the tide and the sea situation well.

However, the family members are strongly opposed to the government announcement, saying there is no reason for this.



Reporter Deok-Hyun Kim covered this content.



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Haekyung presented three grounds that did not rule out the possibility of Lee's attempts to defect to North Korea.



I heard that Lee left his shoes on board before he disappeared, was familiar with the tide situation at the time, and complained of suffering from usual debts.



[Shin Dong-sam/Incheon Maritime Police Chief: Since the possibility of voluntary travel to North Korea cannot be ruled out, we plan to conduct detailed investigations with officials and others.] In



addition to the evidence suggested by the Gundo Coast Guard, Mr. Lee used a small floating object while wearing a life jacket. He raised the possibility of defecting to North Korea, saying there was a situation where he expressed his intention to defect to North Korea.



The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries went on to say that Mr. Lee had put the slippers neatly inside the ship, and even commented that it is difficult to see it as a simple disappearance.



Mr. Lee's elder brother protested, saying the government is trying to drive to North Korea without clear grounds.



[Government official Lee Mo's brother: Who does not owe tens of millions of won?

Among Koreans.

It is absurd to say that I voluntarily traveled to North Korea.]



He criticized his warm father and his younger brother, who showed responsibility for his work, as referring to North Korea as a violation of his brother's honor.



[Public Official Lee Mo's brother: He was a very warm and caring dad.

Why would you do that with your children?

Selling her brother in the wrong direction...

.]



Actually, Mr. Lee uploaded pictures of his children, volunteer activities, and Taegeukgi pictures on social media and has been actively communicating with acquaintances until recently.



Since Mr. Lee has not left any records such as a memo on the ship and no mobile phone, it will take longer to determine the exact details.



(Video coverage: Gong Jin-gu, Im Dong-guk, Yang Hyun-cheol, Video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)