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| Park Won-soon: Mayor of Seoul reported missing with search under way | Park Won-soon: Mayor of Seoul reported missing with search under way |
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| The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and a search is under way, police in the city said on Thursday. | The mayor of South Korean capital Seoul has been reported missing and a search is under way, police in the city said on Thursday. |
| Police said they were looking for Park Won-soon near a small hill in the city's Sungbuk neighbourhood, where his mobile phone signal was last detected. | Police said they were looking for Park Won-soon near a small hill in the city's Sungbuk neighbourhood, where his mobile phone signal was last detected. |
| They said Mr Park's mobile phone was currently turned off. | They said Mr Park's mobile phone was currently turned off. |
| His daughter reportedly told police he left a message before leaving the house, which led her to raise the alarm. | |
| Mr Park, 64, was elected mayor of Seoul in 2011 and elected to his third and final term in June of last year. | Mr Park, 64, was elected mayor of Seoul in 2011 and elected to his third and final term in June of last year. |
| He did not show up for work on Thursday, cancelling a meeting with a presidential official at his Seoul City Hall office, Kim Ji-hyeong, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, told the Associated Press. | He did not show up for work on Thursday, cancelling a meeting with a presidential official at his Seoul City Hall office, Kim Ji-hyeong, an official from the Seoul Metropolitan Government, told the Associated Press. |
| A member of President Moon Jae-in's liberal Democratic Party, Mr Park was reportedly under consideration as a potential presidential hopeful in the 2022 elections. | A member of President Moon Jae-in's liberal Democratic Party, Mr Park was reportedly under consideration as a potential presidential hopeful in the 2022 elections. |