Body of young boy found near border island believed to be North Korean

The Korea Herald 31 Aug North Korea

The body of a young boy found last month in waters near the inter-Korean border likely drifted from North Korea, the Incheon Coast Guard said Monday. Authorities cited signs of a parasitic infection now rare in South Korea and the absence of a match in the country’s missing-person records. Forensic testing found traces of ascariasis in the child’s small intestine. The infection is caused by intest

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