On Tuesday, U.S. Army soldier Travis King 'willfully and without authorization' crossed into North Korea.
Few concrete details have emerged around why Private King, a U.S. Army cavalry scout, broke away from a tour group. And although U.S. nationals have previously ended up in North Korean territory, this case presents several unknowns, according to one expert.
U.S. officials and the military have said they believe King is in North Korean custody. A Pentagon spokesperson said later Washington had reached out to North Korea, but"those communications have not yet been answered," theThe U.S. State Department advises U.S. citizens not to travel to North Korea"due to the continuing serious risk of arrest and long-term detention of U.S. nationals," describing this as a"critical threat.
Private Joseph White defected in August 1982 after he took aim at a border gate and shot the lock, crossing the DMZ and calling for help in Korean. Pyongyang offered their"warm protection" to White, according to South Korean newspaper,His family, however, said he"did not cross that line" and said he would not have willingly defected. White then sent a letter to his parents saying he was teaching English and helping harvest crops, making no comment of how he came to defect.
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