"My Wife Is Missing"... Woman in Her 50s Still Unaccounted for Nearly a Month After Climbing Bukhansan Mountain

Missing for 28 Days After Entering Bukhansan Mountain
Police Continue Search Efforts

The appearance of Mr. Kim the day before his disappearance. Photo by Yonhap News.

Authorities are continuing their search for a woman in her 50s who has been missing for nearly a month after climbing Bukhansan Mountain on a weekday morning. After security cameras on the hiking trail captured her heading up Bukhansan on the day of her disappearance, no further movements have been confirmed.

According to Yonhap News on May 13, the Songpa Police Station in Seoul received a report at 11:28 a.m. on April 17 that "my wife appears to be missing," and they have been searching for Ms. Kim (52) ever since.

On the day she went missing, Ms. Kim’s husband received a call from her workplace around 9 a.m. stating that "Ms. Kim did not show up for work." He and their son checked the area around their home and then immediately reported her disappearance to the police.

The police reviewed CCTV footage and found that Ms. Kim left home on a bicycle, parked it near Gangbyeon Station in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, and then continued on foot. It is presumed that she took the subway to the area near Bukhansan Mountain in Gangbuk-gu, Seoul.

National Park CCTV reportedly recorded Ms. Kim near Doseonsa Temple heading toward Yongammun Gate. However, there is no footage of her descending the mountain or any further movements after that point.

The Kim family said she left her mobile phone and cards at home when she went out.

The police, fire department, and other authorities are continuing search operations, focusing on Bukhansan and the surrounding areas.

Missing person flyer for Mr. Kim. Photo by Yonhap News

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