Authorities are questioning the person who crossed the border close to South Korea’s northeastern coast.
In accordance with Yonhap Information Company, a North Korean soldier defected to South Korea.
The soldier was detained within the northeastern Gaocheng county after crossing the border early on Tuesday, Yonhap reported, citing unnamed navy sources.
The defector is believed to be a employees sergeant.
Citing an unnamed South Korean protection official, Reuters reported that he was being questioned about his motives for defecting. The official declined to offer additional particulars.
About two weeks in the past, a North Korean resident crossed the border close to the nation’s west coast.
Crossing the closely fortified border between North and South Korea is extraordinarily harmful and comparatively uncommon.
In 2017, a small variety of North Korean troopers defected. One in all them took benefit of the thick fog to cross the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Most North Korean civilians who go away journey to South Korea through China and different third international locations.
