[Photo] Sewol families take leave from Mokpo after more than three and a half years

Families of the five remaining missing victims of the Sewol ferry disaster held a press conference at Mokpo New Port on Nov. 16 to announce that they were leaving the site after holding a vigil for three years and seven months waiting in vain for the recovery of family members. “There is nothing we can do now except leave this place,” the families announced. “The spirit of the Korean people has brought the Sewol back to the surface. If the recovery efforts find even one piece of bone, we would like to send it to a warm place.” The Sewol tragedy occurred on April 16, 2014, resulting in the deaths of 304 people, including the five who remain missing. 172 people were rescued.