South Korea mourns after Wen-Sun Park is alive and well after lengthy searches • This is after a recent sexual harassment complaint was filed against him

• Seoul Mayor Park Wen Son

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Shock in South Korea: Seoul mayor, one of the strongest figures in the country and considered a future presidential candidate, was found dead yesterday (Thursday night in Israel) after hours of searches involving hundreds of people.  

The body of 64-year-old Mayor Wen-Sun Park was found in a mountain in the north of the city a little after midnight (local time) where his cellphone was in the last nation. 

According to local media, the day before he died, his former secretary filed a police complaint against him for sexual harassment. In the complaint, she claimed that other female employees in the municipality experienced similar harassment on his part. 

Park's daughter reported his absence earlier yesterday, claiming he had left her a message "very similar to a will."

Investigators have not yet determined his cause of death, but have claimed there is currently no suspicion of a criminal act. Park has been the mayor of the capital since 2011, and is considered one of the most influential people in the country. He recently played a significant role in the fight against Corona, and was largely the second person in importance in the country due to his status as the capital's mayor. 

Many of the Democratic Party "in the country, which is currently ruling party, saw him as an ideal candidate for presidential elections in 2022. 

According to what is known so far, he left his office on Thursday (Korean time) at 10: 40 am, carrying a backpack and a hat Black, announced the cancellation of his appointments that day, and will not be seen again until his death. That is why many believe that he actually committed suicide, although this was not formally determined. 

Park was a lawyer in his training and at the beginning was active in the fight for women's rights in the state.