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Vice principal saved from Korea ferry found hanged

The Philippine Star
April 18, 2014 | 8:12pm
SEOUL, South Korea  - Police say a high school vice principal who had been rescued from a sinking South Korean ferry has been found hanging from a tree.
 
The news of the death came Friday as rescuers scrambled to find hundreds of people still missing from the ferry and feared dead. The passengers included 325 second-year students from Danwon High School heading to a southern island on a four-day trip.
 
A police officer says the vice principal, identified only by his surname Kang, was found dead on the island of Jindo where rescued passengers have taken shelter. The officer spoke on condition of anonymity citing department rules. He didn't elaborate.
 
The ferry sank Wednesday.
 
Officials have confirmed 28 deaths. But that number is expected to rise sharply. About 270 people are missing.
 

DANWON HIGH SCHOOL

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FERRY

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JINDO

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