Made a run for it

Another plucky North Korean has escaped to the south. This should be cause for celebration.

北朝鮮の住民が韓国亡命
2013.8.23 14:24 ［北朝鮮］

北朝鮮住民の男性が２３日未明、南北軍 事境界線に近い韓国北西部の喬桐島の海岸 に到着し、亡命の意思を示した。韓国軍関係者が明らかにした。

男性は何も持たずに泳いで喬桐島にたど り着いたとみられる。近くの島民に「北か ら来た」と伝え、島民が韓国当局に申告し た。韓国当局が男性の身柄を確保し、経緯 などを調べている。（共同）

http://sankei.jp.msn.com/world/news/130823/kor13082314260001-n1.htm

North Korean citizen seek asylum in South Korea

In the early morning of the 23 rd , a North Korean man arrived on the coast of the Jumun Island in the north-west of South Korea near the north-south military border and expressed a desire for asylum. This was reported by south Korean sources.

It appears that the man swam to Jumun, bringing nothing with him. He told island inhabitants, “I’ve come from the North” and they then reported it to the South Korean authorities. The authorities secured the man and are investigating the circumstances.