06.07.2019
Yu Gwangseok
Another body has been found in the Danube river in Hungary during the search for passengers [who disappeared during the capsizing of the Hableány cruise ship in May 2019]. The joint [Korea-Hungary] rapid response team reported that a body had been recovered from the Merced area, about 66km from the crash site. The body has been identified as that of a Korean woman in her 60s. Hungarian police confirmed identity through records provided by the Korean side of the joint response team. The joint operation released a statement saying that is has searched throughout the Danube via land, air and water searches in adverse conditions including heatwaves and mosquitos. They will continue the search until the final missing person is found, they said. With today’s discovery, of the 33 passengers [who were on the Hableány] 25 bodies have been recovered, with one person still missing and seven having survived.
Analysis: As the Korean news cycle moves on from last week’s historic meeting between Donald Trump and Gim Jeongeun reports emerge of the continued search for missing people related to the Hableány boat accident. Koreans generally expect a high level of support from their government if they need assistance while travelling, and so it would be unthinkable for the joint task force to leave Hungary until all missing people are accounted for.