South Korean former President Roh dead: report

[tunacan]

Source: Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's former President Roh Moo-hyun died Saturday after he fell while mountain hiking, Yonhap news agency quoted police as saying.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE54M04820090523

[davidpdx]

1. Very sad

People here are shocked by his death. Whether it was a suicide or accident, time will tell.

[UpInArms]

2. hopefully it was just a tragic accident

the other would be just too hard -

take care

:hi:

[stevedeshazer]

3. UPDATE: He appears to have jumped to his death

South Korea's Roh appears to have jumped to death: aide

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE54M04820090523

SEOUL (Reuters) - Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, who police said fell and died while mountain hiking early on Saturday, appears to have jumped to his death, his top aide said.

"Former President Roh left his house at 5:45 a.m. (2045 GMT on Friday) and while hiking on the Ponghwa Mountain, appears to have jumped off a rock at around 6:40 a.m." Moon Jae-in, who was Roh's presidential chief of staff, said in a nationally televised statement.

Roh, in office for five years until early 2008, had recently been linked to a widening corruption scandal in which his wife had also been implicated.