A body of what appears to be a preteen girl was discovered on a hillside in Yeonsan county, North Hwanghae province, prompting an investigation by county police officials.
A source in the province told Daily NK recently, “On April 11, a man who went to the mountains to collect firewood discovered the body of a young girl buried in the ground and reported it to county security authorities. The body was found on a hillside about 2 kilometers from residential areas in the town of Yeonsan.”
While there are clearings and fields at the base of the hillside, the area where the body was found is overgrown with vegetation and has narrow paths, making it rarely frequented even during daytime and completely avoided after sunset.
According to the source, county police officials believe it unlikely the girl visited the area alone and died from getting lost or falling. They suspect this may be a violent crime where someone killed the girl and abandoned her body at the location.
Police officials initially checked reports of missing persons within the county but found no recent reports of missing preteen girls in the area.
Consequently, they expanded their search throughout North Hwanghae province, comparing reported missing persons with the approximate age and physical characteristics of the body. So far, no matches have been found.
Officials now suspect the body may have been abandoned by someone from outside North Hwanghae province.
However, since the discovery site is secluded and unfamiliar even to local residents, police officials believe the perpetrator either knows the area well despite living elsewhere or received assistance from a local resident in disposing of the body.
Meanwhile, county police officials have notified local residents about the incident, advising them to ensure their children do not wander around late at night and to avoid nighttime outings.
The source said anxiety is spreading throughout the community after police officials shared details about the discovery and circumstances of the case.
“People in Yeonsan county aren’t even sending their children on errands now,” the source said. “When children return from rural mobilization work, they sometimes come home late, and parents are becoming extremely anxious if their children are even slightly delayed.”
April 24, 2025 at 01:00PM
by DailyNK(North Korean Media)