Migrant worker found dead after going missing during heat wave

A migrant worker in her 30s, working on a farm during a recent heat wave in Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, was found dead a day after she went missing, leading to a police investigation. Yeoju Police Station reported that the body was discovered in a wooded area near the farmhouse on Saturday at 7 p.m. The worker had reportedly felt unwell while working at the farm the previous day and left the worksite around 3 p.m. to take a break.

She was later reported missing. Police and fire department personnel conducted a joint search operation, finding her body 28 hours later. A severe heat wave warning was in effect across Yeoju since August 3, with daytime temperatures reaching 36.2 degrees Celsius on the day she went missing. However, authorities have not yet determined if her death was caused by heat-related illness and plan to conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

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