Migrant worker found dead after going missing during heat wave
A migrant worker in her 30s working at a farm through the recent heat wave was found dead a day after she went missing, prompting police investgation. Yeoju Police station said Monday that the body of the missing person was found in a wooded area near the farmhouse in Saejongdaewang, a rural town of Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, at 7 p.m. Saturday. The worker reportedly said she felt unwell while…
A Korean migrant worker, aged in her 30s, passed away after going missing during a heat wave that had been declared a severe warning in the town of Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The worker's body was discovered in a wooded area near the farm she was employed at, roughly 28 hours after she was reported missing. It was reported that she had mentioned feeling unwell on the day prior to her disappearance.
She had left the farm at around three in the afternoon to take a break, but was later not seen again. The heat wave resulted in temperatures reaching 36.2 degrees Celsius during the day of her disappearance. The authorities have yet to establish a definitive cause of death, but it is under investigation whether it was related to the extreme heat.
The worker had arrived in Korea on a seasonal work visa which was for an eight-month period and had been employed at the farm where she met her untimely end. Police are set to carry out an autopsy to ascertain the exact circumstances.
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