SEOUL MAYOR FOUND DEAD AFTER LEAVING CRYPTIC NOTE TO DAUGHTER

Seoul’s mayor left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal politician, the Associated Press (AP) reported on July 10, 2020. 

Mayor Park Won-soon had been found dead in wooded hills in northern Seoul hours after his daughter reported to police he had left her a “will-like” verbal message and disappeared. His body was found after hours of searching near the last location of his phone. Police said there were no signs of foul play at the site but refused to disclose his cause of death.

Park left a note saying he felt “sorry to all people” before he was found dead early Friday, officials in the South Korean capital said as people began mourning the liberal legal activist seen as a potential presidential candidate. A human rights lawyer, Park won three terms as mayor of Seoul.

A mourning station was set up at a hospital to receive mourners for five days. Some politicians and civic activists visited the hospital to pay respects to Park. His funeral is to be held next week. Seoul government officials said Park canceled his scheduled appointments and did not come to work Thursday without explanation.