The Navy announced on the 13th that it had recovered the body of a missing crew member in the East Sea. The Navy reported that at around 5:58 a.m. on this day, the body of a Navy soldier who had gone missing from the East Sea patrol ship the day before was discovered and recovered 52km east of Geojin. According to the Navy, a soldier went missing on the morning of the previous day from a frigate performing security duties about 50 km east of Geojin-eup, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do. It is reported that the missing soldier was last seen in the ship's interior passage by an officer on duty patrolling the ship's interior between 00:00 and 2:00 a.m. on this day. It is said that the disappearance was discovered after the soldier did not show up for duty at 8 a.m. The Navy deployed about 10 ships and several aircraft in conjunction with the Coast Guard to search for the missing soldier. In addition, it is known that North Korea notified the North of the disappearance through the international merchant marine common network, which can also receive reception, and requested active cooperation in search activities on a humanitarian level through the United Nations Command.