Seoul mayor reportedly found dead after being reported missing

The mayor of Seoul, South Korea's capital, has reportedly been found dead.

Police said that Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon's body was found in northern Seoul after his daughter reported him missing on Thursday, The Associated Press reports.

Park's daughter had reportedly said he left a "will-like" message before leaving home, and she called the police after being unable to reach him, AP previously reported. Authorities said his phone was off, and a government official told AP that Park, who had served as mayor since 2011, had cleared his schedule and not shown up for work on Thursday. A search had been underway for Park consisting of almost 600 police officers and firefighters, and he was ultimately found "in the city's mountains seven hours into the operation," CNN reports.

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Park's disappearance, according to The New York Times, came after reports emerged that a secretary in his office had accused him of sexual harassment. CNN notes Park was widely seen as a likely presidential contender in 2022.