Singaporean couple missing after Taiwan quake in April 2024: Remains of husband found by farmer


Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December 2024. -- PHOTOS: SUNNY SANDRO WANG/FACEBOOK, AFP

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): The remains of a Singaporean man who went missing with his wife after a 7.4-magnitude quake struck Taiwan’s Hualien county in April 2024 have been found.

Sim Hwee Kok and his wife, Neo Siew Choo, were officially declared dead by the Hualien district court at the behest of their family in December 2024 - more than 200 days after they were last seen embarking on the Shakadang Trail in Hualien’s Taroko National Park.

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