Heartbreaking Photo in Samsung Uniform’: Boy’s Tragic Death Prompts Condolences from the Club

(Cheongsong=Yonhap News) On May 10, an 11-year-old boy, identified as A, who was visiting a temple in Juwangsan National Park in Cheongsong County, North Gyeongsang Province with his family, went missing after setting off alone to climb the main peak. The photo was taken on the day of his disappearance. [Provided by the boy’s family. Resale and DB prohibited.] Yonhap News

Photo: Samsung Lions’ official SNS account

[Sports Chosun Reporter Yuri Na] The tragic news of boy A, a Samsung Lions fan, has deeply saddened the baseball community. The Samsung Lions club also expressed their heartfelt condolences.

On May 12, Samsung Lions posted a message of mourning on their official SNS account: “We sincerely pray for the deceased. We send our deepest sorrow and condolences over this sudden tragedy. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the grieving family who lost their precious child.”

The boy, a sixth-grade student from Daegu, went missing after hiking alone in Juwangsan National Park and was found dead on the morning of May 12, two days later. On May 10, he had visited a temple in the park with his parents and told them, “I’ll just go up the mountain for a bit,” before heading off alone.

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His family believed he would return soon, but when he did not come back, they reported him missing that afternoon. After an extensive search, he was found collapsed and lifeless in a dense ravine about 400 meters from Juwangsan Temple near the main peak of Juwangsan National Park on May 12.

Notably, the boy was wearing a Samsung Lions uniform and cap on the day he disappeared. When photos of him in that outfit were released, it deepened the sorrow among baseball fans. After news of his discovery spread, messages of condolence poured in on various baseball community forums.

The funeral hall for the boy is expected to be set up in Daegu, where he lived.