President Lee Says Government Will Renew Efforts to Find Remains of Victims from Jeju Air Disaster
This is pretty surprising that a year and a half after this disaster that remains from victims are still being found:
President Lee Jae Myung visited the renewed recovery operation site for victims of the Jeju Air passenger jet crash at Muan Airport, calling for a full investigation into shortcomings in the government’s initial recovery efforts.
The visit on Monday came after victims’ remains were discovered during a reinvestigation launched by the Lee administration in February this year, more than a year after the country’s deadliest aviation disaster on Dec. 29, 2024.
The discovery sparked public outrage, with the earlier recovery operation criticised as careless and incomplete.
Lee expressed frustration over the prolonged recovery process, saying, “The recovery of the remains has been delayed far too long.”
“This renewed search must be conducted thoroughly. Please also examine whether there are problems with the existing manuals,” Lee told officials at the recovery site at Muan Airport in South Jeolla Province. “It does not appear that the existing manuals were faithfully followed. Please look carefully into the causes as well.”
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