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Jang Mi-ran case leaves Korea asking how to handle missing adults_我的网站
一 | Most missing adults are found quickly, but gaps in the system can have deadly consequences Police search for Jang Mi-ran, a 37-year-old reported missing in May, at a palm farm in Hallim-eup, Jeju Island. Jang was found dead Monday. (Yonhap)The death of Jang Mi-ran after her missing-person case was allegedly closed on false grounds has renewed scrutiny of South Korea’s system for finding missing adults.South Korea tracks missing-person reports involving adults, but ordinary adult cases are not covered by the same legal framework that allows nationwide alerts, certain forms of location tracking and DNA testing for children, people with specified disabilities and people with dementia.More than 70,000 adults were reported missing each year between 2022 and 2025. Most cases were resolved quickly, with 89.4 percent closed within a day last year and 99 percent within a month, according to National Police Agency data.Of the 70,591 adult missing-person cases closed in 2025, 931 involved people who were found dead.Jang’s case has drawn attention to what can happen when a case is closed before a missing person’s safety has been confirmed.A Jeju police officer surnamed Bu is accused of falsely telling Jang’s boyfriend and family that she was safe but did not want to be found. Police have said they found no records showing that Bu contacted her.Bu is accused of making a similar false claim in another missing-person case involving a man in his 60s, who was also later found dead.The cases have revived a long-running debate over whether police need stronger legal authority to search for missing adults, and how far those powers should extend without infringing on privacy.Gaps in adult casesJang’s cousin reportedly went to Seoul’s Nowon Police Station on July 19 to request another search for her, about two months after Bu allegedly told the family that Jang had been contacted and was safe.Nowon officials reportedly questioned whether Jang, as an adult, might simply have left voluntarily.The high rate of quick case closures has raised concern that some adult cases are treated as routine disappearances. Bu handled and closed 298 missing-person cases during roughly 17 months on a missing-person team.Meanwhile, the number of cases ending in death is not insignificant. Between 2016 and 2025, 13,639 missing adults were eventually found dead, an average of about 1,364 a year. Thousands of long-term cases also remain unsolved. Police search for Jang Mi-ran, a 37-year-old reported missing in May, at a harbor in Jeju Island. Jang was found dead on Monday. (Yonhap)Police have fewer tools in ordinary adult cases.Nationwide missing-person alerts are generally sent out only for minors, people with certain disabilities and people with dementia. Of the 3,126 people found last year under that system, 696, or 22.3 percent, were located after reports from members of the public who had seen an alert.Police searches and investigations accounted for 39.2 percent of discoveries, according to a report jointly submitted by the National Police Agency and the Ministry of Health and Welfare.Ordinary missing adults generally do not qualify for such alerts.Police have used DNA testing since 2004 to identify missing children and other eligible groups. Ordinary adult cases are not covered by the same DNA collection and comparison framework.The scale of adult disappearances is also larger. About 70,800 adult missing-person reports were filed in 2025, more than twice the roughly 29,600 involving children.Legislative pushSouth Korea enacted the Act on the Protection and Support of Missing Children and Others in 2005, establishing the legal basis for many of the search tools used today. There is no equivalent comprehensive law for ordinary missing adults.Lawmakers have made repeated attempts to fill that gap.A bill proposed in 2024 by Rep. Lim Ho-seon of the Democratic Party of Korea would establish a separate information system for missing adults and give police clearer authority to obtain location and travel information.The proposal remains pending at the National Assembly alongside similar bills.Supporters argue that broader powers could help police act more quickly when an adult is in danger. Opponents warn that the same powers could be used to track people who have deliberately chosen to leave home or cut off contact.Adults generally have the right to decide where they live and whom they remain in contact with, making the issue more complicated than cases involving children or vulnerable people.Police can already obtain location information in some cases involving signs of imminent danger. The unresolved question is whether that authority should be expanded for missing adults more broadly.。 五一假期即将到来，为了能让消费者敢消费、愿消费、乐享品质消费，中国消费者协会今天（25日）发布消费提示，提醒广大消费者注意以下几点： 交通住宿需规划 五一期间人流、车流量大，景点、道路可能出现拥堵的情况，消费者如果选择外出游玩，应提前规划好行程，合理安排出行路线、方式和住宿酒店等，注意景点门票预售、预约信息，密切关注旅游目的地气象、交通、卫健、应急等部门发布的提示信息。
二 | 选择自驾游、长途巴士的消费者应时刻关注路况，尽量错峰出行；选择飞机、高铁出行的消费者要提前购买往返票，并通过正规平台、网站购票，如遇到有打折的车票或机票务必思考折扣是否合理，不要轻信“特价机票”“内部渠道”等宣传，防止上当受骗。 选定酒店时要通过正规平台多方比价，并仔细查看酒店的评分和其他消费者的评价，注意酒店周围的交通和环境。 选择旅行社前要通过全国旅游监管服务平台查询旅行社的资质和注册信息，确保旅行社资质齐全、经营范围明确，并签订正规旅行合同，仔细审阅合同内容。 购物充值要警惕 五一期间不少商家会开展各种促销活动来吸引消费者，其中难免鱼龙混杂，消费者要审慎选择、理性消费，避免落入各种消费陷阱。
三 | 在购买商品前，消费者应当先评估自身的消费能力，然后货比三家择优选购，面对商家的促销和宣传不要冲动，多关注商品的品质；同时秉持绿色消费的理念，主动选择包装简约、质量过硬的商品，抵制过度包装的商品。 对于需要购卡充值的预付消费，消费者务必仔细审阅合同条款，明确退费、违约等事项，避免一次性充值过大金额。 另外不要听信自称中消协帮忙办理退款、退费的电话、短信和平台传闻，中消协已在声明中多次强调此系不法分子冒充，而且正规退费流程一般会以原路返还的形式返还本人缴费账号，凡是退款时要求额外支付费用的，都是诈骗！ 饮食就餐讲卫生 消费者外出就餐时要注意“舌尖上”的安全，树立文明健康的饮食观念，提高自我保护意识。 消费者尽量选择经营资质齐全、就餐环境干净卫生、食品量化等级高的餐厅就餐，并关注菜品是否新鲜，不要食用“野味”和未加工处理的“生鲜”食品。 购买食品时要选择包装及标签信息完整的食品，并按照说明保存和食用。 另外，勤俭节约是中华民族优秀的传统美德，消费者要树立正确的食品消费观，把“光盘行动”作为一种时尚，从自身做起，持续做制止餐饮浪费的“先行者”。节日与亲朋好友聚餐，不攀比、不炫耀，按需用餐，剩余饭菜打包带走，拒绝铺张浪费。 消费纠纷留证据 购物凭证是消费者与商家发生消费纠纷后，依法维权的重要证明。广大消费者在购买、使用商品或旅游消费中，一定要注意索取并妥善保留购物发票、收据、支付记录等消费凭证，当自身合法权益受到损害时，应当本着合法、正当、公平原则，首先与商家协商解决，如果和解不成，可向有关部门投诉，也可通过全国消协智慧315平台向消协组织投诉。 （总台央视记者 王婧）。
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