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By Park Si-soo
Hundreds of police and citizens are searching for a teenage girl who went missing in Gangjin, South Jeolla Province, four days ago.
The girl, whose name was withheld, vanished after leaving her home about 2 p.m. Saturday, according to police. Her mobile phone switched off at 4:30 p.m. after sending a message: "I'm moving to Haenam to meet a friend of my father who will give me part-time work."
Police said the switch-off happened at a mountain in Doan-myeon, Gangjin. They said her father's friend was found dead at a construction site near the mountain early Sunday.
The father's friend left his home in Gangjin about 6 p.m. Saturday after driving from work, police said. The car's dash cam was not operating. And there were no text exchanges between the missing girl and her father's friend, investigators said.
Police are working with the National Forensic Service to collect mobile data and other evidence for their investigation.
