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Korean man found dead in Cambodia: Foreign Ministry

Published: 21 Oct. 2025, 07:47 Updated: 21 Oct. 2025, 08:36

YOON SO-YEON
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Cambodian police officials leave a temple in Phnom Penh on Oct. 20, after the autopsy of a Korean student allegedly tortured to death in the country took place. [YONHAP]

A Korean man in his 50s was found dead in a hotel room in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday.

His body was found around 8 p.m. Monday, and local police informed the Korean Embassy through the Korean community leader, the ministry said in a notice to the press.

The Korean community leader was asked to check the site and found the man's passport, a note presumed to have been written by him and a cell phone.

"We sent a consular official to the scene as soon as we were notified of the death," the Korean embassy to Cambodia said. "We will provide all necessary measures, such as informing the family and covering expenses for the funeral, as well as asking for a prompt investigation from local authorities."

The discovery follows a string of abuse cases involving Koreans lured to work for online scam rings in Cambodia.

Sihanoukville has been seeing the largest number of police reports of crime, especially abduction, of Korean nationals within Cambodia. The region is now under a Level 3 travel warning by Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

BY YOON SO-YEON, YONHAP [[email protected]]