Earlier on Good Friday, the sad news of the suicide of Kang Min Gyu, Vice Principal of the school the young victims of the sunken ferry attended, became known to the public.

But what makes the above information even more tragic is the note that was left behind, according to South Korean media, by the 52-year old teacher, who was found hanging from a tree outside the gym were the families of missing persons are staying, waiting to learn news about their fate.

Min Gyu wrote the following: ” Surviving alone, when there are 200 missing, is too painful. I take full responsibility. I pushed ahead with the school trip. I will once again become a teacher in the afterlife for my students whose bodies have not been discovered”.

Police officers reportedly found a suicide note in Mr Kang’s wallet…