Frog Boys

Their disappearance received widespread attention and caused a national media frenzy, and South Korean President Roh Tae-woo ordered a massive manhunt by the police and military to find them.

On the morning of the disappearance, a sixth child, nine-year-old Kim Tae-ryong, left the group to return home and eat breakfast.

March 26, 1991, was a public holiday in South Korea, as it marked the first local elections held since the fall of the country's military dictatorship in December 1987.

The five boys decided to spend the day searching for salamander eggs in the streams of Mount Waryong (35°52′01″N 128°30′47″E / 35.867°N 128.513°E / 35.867; 128.513), on the western outskirts of Daegu.

[8] However, in 2015, the National Assembly voted to remove the statute of limitations on first-degree murder, opening the possibility of criminal charges if a suspect is found.

Phone card with the photos, names, and ages of the Frog Boys used to raise awareness and help find them. The boys are listed as one year older due to Korean age reckoning .