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Saturday, 19 April 2014

South Korea Ferry Disaster: Vice-Principal Rescued From Ship Found Dead

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A high school vice principal, Kang Min-Kyu rescued from a sinking South Korean ferry that sank with hundreds of his pupils on board was found hanged on Friday.
The 52-year-old man who was in charge of more than 300 pupils of Danwon High School going on a field trip was found dead near an indoor gym on the island of Jindo where parents and relatives of the 268 people still missing from the ferry disaster have been staying.

Kang who has been missing since Thursday, was rescued along with 178 others while the other people are still missing.
The precise cause of his death is yet unknown.
325 Danwon High pupils were on board the Sewol ferry when it sank off South Korea’s southwestern coast on Wednesday morning, along with 15 teachers.
So far, 14 teachers and pupils from the school have been confirmed dead, and the others are among the 271 people who are still missing.
Investigation into the cause of the mishap has begun.

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