Waters between the two Koreas seen Odusan Unification Tower, Oct. 2021 | Image: NK News
Seoul has sent a notice to North Korea offering to repatriate the remains of a woman presumed to have floated to the South via a river that crosses the inter-Korean border, the unification ministry said Friday.
Pyongyang has not yet responded to the offer to return the body, which was discovered with a North Korean badge earlier this year, it added.
Seoul has sent a notice to North Korea offering to repatriate the remains of a woman presumed to have floated to the South via a river that crosses the inter-Korean border, the unification ministry said Friday.
Pyongyang has not yet responded to the offer to return the body, which was discovered with a North Korean badge earlier this year, it added.
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Ethan Jewell is a Seoul-based correspondent for NK News focused on sanctions, trade and maritime issues. He previously worked as an investigations and intelligence specialist for Pinkerton Comprehensive Risk Management and as a research intern for the Brookings Institution's Center for East Asia Policy Studies.