South Korean woman found dead after 44-day search, ex-lover arrested

Police recover the victim's vehicle on Wednesday from a lake in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province. - Photo: Yonhap

SEOUL: A woman in her 50s who had been missing since mid-October was found dead on Thursday (Nov 27), bringing an end to a 44-day search.

The Chungbuk Provincial Police Agency said the woman’s body was discovered inside a sack at a waste disposal facility in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, at around 8pm Thursday.