Chungnam Office of Education: "Two Bodies Found at Annapurna, Both Korean" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The two bodies found at the Annapurna avalanche accident site in Nepal on the 25th have been confirmed to be missing Korean teachers.

According to the Chungnam Office of Education and the Korean Embassy in Nepal on the 26th, Nepalese military police and local residents recovered one male and one female body at the Annapurna accident site that day.

The Chungnam Office of Education stated, "The two bodies were confirmed to be one male teacher and one female teacher," adding, "Their identities were confirmed through passports found on the two bodies." The Chungnam Office of Education added that it is difficult to disclose their specific identities at the request of their families.

The recovered bodies are scheduled to be transported by helicopter via nearby Pokhara to the National Teaching Hospital located in the capital, Kathmandu. Officials from the Chungnam Office of Education who were staying in Pokhara and one family member of the missing persons plan to move to Kathmandu to handle personal belongings and identity verification.

According to the Chungnam Office of Education, the four missing teachers are Lee Mo (56, male), Choi Mo (37, female), Kim Mo (52, female), and Jung Mo (59, male). These four teachers went missing on January 17 while descending from the Annapurna Deurali Lodge (elevation 3,230m) in the Himalayas, swept away by an avalanche along with three Nepalese guides (including one belonging to another group).

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