Three More Defectors in the Yellow Sea
Two adults and a child have defected from North Korea to South Korean authorities patrolling the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow Sea:
Three North Koreans, all believed to be family members, crossed the western maritime border by boat to defect to South Korea on Sunday, the military said.
The defectors were taken to a military facility on Baeknyeong Island for investigation, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Headquarters said.
One male, one female and one child were found aboard the 1-ton boat in South Korean waters 2.9 miles northeast of the western island at about 10 a.m. Sunday, it said.
The North Koreans said they left from a small North Korean port called Gumipo at dawn on Saturday to escape poverty, the military said.
I’m beginning to wonder if this is a building trend?
