Pvt. Travis King, the U.S. soldier who dashed across the DMZ into North Korea last month, is alive in the secretive nation, North Korea’s state media confirmed Wednesday in Pyongyang.
‘s claims about Pvt. King. The official said the Pentagon was working through all available channels to bring Pvt. King home.to treat her son humanely, according to a statement released by the King family.statement was the first full acknowledgment by the regime of Kim Jong Un that Pvt. King, who crossed into the North on July 18, was in its custody.
The 23-year-old soldier shocked his contingent of tourists, and his escort of South Korean and U.S. troops – who are unarmed in the unusual security environment of Panmunjom - by suddenly dashing across the frontier, which is demarcated by a line of concrete. Some subsequent reports from the U.S. alleged that Pvt. King had been suffering family stresses back home.U.S. officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, have made clear that Pvt. King’s well-being is their foremost priority and have sought his return to the U.S. That indicates a potential negotiation ahead.
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