The Buan Coast Guard is searching for missing persons./Courtesy of Buan Coast Guard

A man in his 70s has gone missing after falling into the sea in Buan County, North Jeolla Province, prompting a search by the coast guard.

According to the Buan Coast Guard, a report was received around 9:09 a.m. on the 15th stating, "My father, who had a quarrel with my mother, has not returned home."

The coast guard confirmed through closed-circuit television (CCTV) analysis that a man surnamed A, 74, jumped into the sea around 8:20 a.m. that day and is conducting a search using patrol vessels.

A Buan coast guard official said, "We are conducting a focused search in the area, but we have not yet found the missing person," adding that relevant agencies and private fishing boats are also looking for the missing individual.

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