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military and the coast guard continued their search work today (28th) near Yeonpyeong Island, where Mr. Lee was missing.

There is also an investigation into why Mr. Lee entered the sea and how he disappeared, but there is no clear progress yet.



Reporter Lee Hyun-jung will deliver this part.



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On the 8th day of the search, 45 ships and 6 aircraft were mobilized from the west of Yeonpyeong Island to the south of Socheong Island.



Yeonpyeong Island fishing boats in operation also helped the search.



A naval aircraft notified the Coast Guard that it had found an orange object, believed to be Mr. Lee's life jacket, in the waters southeast of Socheong-do.



The military suggested that Mr. Lee was wearing a life jacket as the situation of attempts to defect to North Korea, but the coast guard has not finally confirmed whether Mr. Lee was wearing a life jacket when he disappeared.



Mr. Lee's personal life jacket was found in the bedroom of Mugunghwa No. 10, which suggests both the possibility that Mr. Lee wore a vest other than his own, or that he fell into the sea without wearing a vest in the first place.



The Haekyung tried to check Lee's personal PC search history, but was having difficulty in investigating because Lee's personal PC was not found at Mokpo's accommodation and no files are stored in Lee's USB.



[Mugunghwa No. 10 official (Today, Mokpo, Jeollanam-do on-site inspection): When I saw the USB, all three were missing.]



[Minister munseonghyeok Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (today, Jeonnam Mokpo spot checks)? I could]



[Mugunghwa No. 10 officials (today, Jeonnam Mokpo spot checks): Yes



in this middle group Seaview Mr. information that the North Zone is It was delivered on the 22nd, the day after the disappearance, but the fact of the murder was not announced until the official announcement of the military on the 24th, confirming that there was a gap in information sharing.



(Video coverage: Park Do-min KBC, video editing: Park Jeong-sam)   



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