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S Korea ferry boss Yoo Byung-eun death confirmed
Source: BBC
22 July 2014 Last updated at 00:22 GMT
S Korea ferry boss Yoo Byung-eun death confirmed
Police in South Korea have said that a body they found in June is that of the fugitive boss of the operator of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people.
The billionaire businessman Yoo Byung-eun went missing shortly after the disaster, sparking a massive manhunt.
DNA samples from the body matched those of Mr Yoo's brother, police spokesman Woo Hyung-ho said.
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Mr Yoo, 73, was head of the family that owned ferry operator Chonghaejin Marine Co.
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S Korea ferry boss Yoo Byung-eun death confirmed
Police in South Korea have said that a body they found in June is that of the fugitive boss of the operator of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people.
The billionaire businessman Yoo Byung-eun went missing shortly after the disaster, sparking a massive manhunt.
DNA samples from the body matched those of Mr Yoo's brother, police spokesman Woo Hyung-ho said.
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Mr Yoo, 73, was head of the family that owned ferry operator Chonghaejin Marine Co.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28413651