Missing Navy sailor found dead in East Sea

A South Korean Navy sailor who went missing from a frigate near the eastern maritime border with North Korea was found dead Monday, less than a day after he was reported missing, the Navy said.

The Navy said the sailor’s body was found at 5:58 a.m. about 52 kilometers off the coast of Geojin in Goseong, Gangwon Province, and recovered at 6:43 a.m.

The body was transferred to another frigate, which was scheduled to arrive at the Navy’s East Sea base later Monday morning.

The sailor was not wearin ...