At the dawn of the 16th, a North Korean defector was caught by the military inside the civilian line of the 22nd Division of the Army in Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do. The photo shows a member of the Army’s Elementary Action Unit conducting search and alert training on the coast. Photo army
It is reported that a wetsuit and flippers were found on the coast of Goseong, Gangwon Province, where a North Korean man traveled to South Korea. Military authorities estimate that the man traveled through the sea wearing a wetsuit and flippers.
Multiple government sources told Yonhap News on the 17th that “we know that wetsuits and flippers were found on the coast of Goseong area the previous day.” It is being investigated.”
The military kept in mind the possibility that a North Korean man might have escaped by sea, but the possibility is weighed down by the discovery of wetsuits and flippers on the shore.
Even if wearing a wetsuit, it is known that the military and intelligence authorities are focusing on verifying the man’s identity, as it is usually difficult for physical strength to travel to the cold sea in the middle of winter. This man was passed down in his early 20s.
A North Korean man was first caught on a closed circuit (CC) TV installed at a checkpoint in the Civil Control Line in the 22nd Division of the Army Division in Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, around 4:20 am. At the time, it is said that the man was moving from north to south. It is known that this man expressed his intention to defect during the investigation.
The Joint Warfare Posture Inspection Office is conducting an on-site investigation in conjunction with the Ground Operations Command to see if there was any problem with the alert posture of the unit.
The unit in which this incident took place was the place where a North Korean man’s defection of iron fence last November and the so-called “knock defection” in October 2012 when a North Korean soldier knocked on the door of a military post to indicate his intention to defect.
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