# Bodies found on S Korean holiday island as missing persons scandal deepens

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bodies-found-on-s-korean-holiday-island-as-missing-persons-scandal-deepens/
- Published: 2026-08-26T15:12:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-26T21:18:43+00:00
- Original publisher: BBC World (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz9gjw9n9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Topics: Asia, Culture, Travel, World

## Key points

- Four missing people were found dead on Jeju.
- A police sergeant faces accusations of mishandling cases.
- President Lee ordered sweeping police reforms.

## Summary

Four people previously reported missing have been found dead on South Korea’s Jeju island, intensifying criticism that police mishandled their cases. A police sergeant, surnamed Bu, has been arrested on suspicion of misleading families and closing reports without properly confirming the missing people’s whereabouts, prompting President Lee Jae Myung to order broad police reforms.

Among those found was 37-year-old Jang Mi-ran, who disappeared in May and was discovered at a palm tree farm about 500 metres from where she had been staying; police believe she took her own life. A Jeju City man in his 60s, missing since 28 June, was also found dead after his family had reportedly been told he was safe; police are reviewing nearly 300 cases handled by Bu, while four senior officers have been put on administrative leave.

## Coverage

- [BBC World: Bodies found on S Korean holiday island as missing persons scandal deepens](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyz9gjw9n9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss)
- [Daily Mail: Paradise honeymooner island is rocked as four missing persons are found dead... despite a police officer telling relatives they were alive and well](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16081557/island-rocked-four-missing-persons-dead-police.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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