Defector swims to South Korea

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: July 11, 1996 | Copyright information
A North Korean brick factory worker completed a daring escape to the South today by swimming down a river to the sea, a Seoul Defense Ministry official said. Choi Seung Chang was picked up in waters near the South Korean-held island of Kanghwa in the Imjin River estuary on Korea's western coast. His escape took three days and he used three bicycle inner-tubes to stay afloat. He left behind a wife and a daughter. Defections from North Korea have increased sharply since flooding last year led to f...

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