South Korea has called for the DPRK to accept the body of a suspected North Korean national that washed up on a west coast island two weeks ago.

In a statement released Thursday, the unification ministry said the male body was discovered on Seokmo Island in Incheon on Sept. 10 and taken to a nearby hospital for storage.

The ministry said the male was 5 feet 7 inches (170 cm) tall and had a “badge, clothing, notes and other belongings” in his possession that indicate he was a North Korean citizen, though it did not specify whether the man was