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Vietnamese body found in RoK ferry tragedy

Rescuers on April 23 discovered the body of Vietnamese bride Phan Ngoc Thanh who was onboard the capsized vessel off the Republic of Korea’s southwestern coast on April 16.
Rescuers on April 23 discovered the body of Vietnamese bride Phan NgocThanh who was onboard the capsized vessel off the Republic of Korea’s southwestern coast on April 16.

Born in the southernmostprovince of Ca Mau, the 29-year-old victim got married andnaturalised in the RoK last July under the name “Han Yun Ji”, with twochildren.

Her five-year-old girl Kwon Ji-yeon was saved as theyoungest passenger from the disaster, while her husband andsix-year-old son are still unaccounted for.

Thanh’s father PhanVan Chay and her sister Phan Ngoc Hanh were present at Bengmok beach,Chindo district, Chonlanm-do province to identify the body.

Thesubmerged five-storey ferry carried 476 crew and passengers, mainlyhigh school students, to the RoK popular holiday destination of JejuIsland .

The latest confirmed deaths from the disaster amounted to 159 and 143 others are still missing.

Over 60,000 Vietnamese women are married to RoK citizens and manypeople from the RoK are residing in Vietnam.-VNA
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