On the 10th, the funeral hall at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, was prepared as the mourning place for the late Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul. / Provided by Seoul City

On the 10th, the funeral hall at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, was prepared as the mourning place for the late Park Won-soon, Mayor of Seoul. / Provided by Seoul City

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] A memorial altar to mourn the late Park Won-soon, the Mayor of Seoul (64), who was found dead on the 10th, will also be set up in his hometown, Changnyeong, Gyeongnam.


The 'Park Won-soon Fan Club,' a group of supporters of Mayor Park, announced on the 10th that they will continue the memorial by setting up an altar in Changnyeong, where Mayor Park spent his childhood.


The altar will be set up at the Park Won-soon Fan Club office at 51 Changnyeong-daero, Changnyeong-gun.


The altar will be open from 11 a.m. on the 11th until midnight on the 12th.


The Park Won-soon Fan Club is a group supporting Mayor Park, who is from Changnyeong, and was established in December 2017.


A fan club official expressed condolences, saying, "There is no way to contain our grief," and "Mayor Park was the pride of Changnyeong."



Earlier, Mayor Park was found dead near Sukjeongmun, Bukaksan Mountain, at 12:01 a.m. on the day after his daughter reported him missing to 112 at around 5:17 p.m. the previous day, following a search by the police and fire authorities.


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