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A body believed to be a man was found near a beach in Taean County, South Chungcheong.

According to the Korean National Police Agency on the 27th, the Taean Coast Guard recovered a body on the afternoon of the same day on a beach near Yeonpo Beach in Geunheung-myeon, Taean County.

A tourist reportedly found a corpse believed to be a man and called 119.

The Korea Coast Guard said it is verifying the identity and noted it plans to investigate the exact cause of death through an autopsy.

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