Other Americans have crossed into North Korea over the years, including a few U.S. soldiers. Here’s a look at other Americans who entered North Korea in the past years:CHARLES JENKINSBorn in Rich Square, N.C., Charles Jenkins was one of the few Cold War-era U.S. soldiers who fled to North Korea while serving in the South. In 2004, Jenkins was allowed to leave North Korea and rejoin his wife in Japan, where he surrendered to U.S. military authorities and faced charges that he abandoned his unit and defected to North Korea. Five months later, North Korea announced it was expelling Lowrance who had entered the country illegally through China in October. In 2009, American missionary Robert Park walked into North Korea with a Bible in his hand to draw attention to North Korea’s human rights abuses.

Source: ABC News July 19, 2023 07:43 UTC