해경 "북한 피격 사망 공무원, 월북한 것으로 판단"...9일째 수색<br /><br />According to the South Korean Coast Guard, the missing official shot and killed by North Korea last week when he crossed the sea border... was trying to defect.<br />In its intermediate findings released Tuesday, the Coast Guard pointed to the fact that the man was wearing a life jacket when he went into North Korean waters.<br />Also, it said North Korea was aware of the man's name, age and hometown.<br />Meanwhile, the Coast Guard and the Navy continued their search for the man's body and belongings for the ninth day.<br />Some 40 vessels and seven aircraft have been mobilized near the Northern Limit Line, which is the de facto inter-Korean maritime border.<br />
