The wildfire spreads to the boundary point of Juwangsan National Park in Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk on the 25th. /Courtesy of Yonhap News Agency

Amid a large wildfire that spread in the northern Gyeongbuk region, a burned corpse was discovered.

According to police and others on the 25th, around 7 p.m. that day, Mr. A (65) was found by a passerby in a burned state on the outskirts of a road in Cheongsong-eup, Cheongsong County, Gyeongbuk.

Police confirmed with the family that Mr. A was trying to evacuate using his private vehicle following the wildfire evacuation order. At the time of discovery, Mr. A had exited the vehicle.

A police official said, "It is presumed that Mr. A died after being engulfed in the wildfire while trying to evacuate," and noted, "We are also checking if there are any other causes of death."

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