North Korean Former Gymnast Fled To South Korea By Jumping Fence

A North Korean man defected to South Korea by hopping a fence along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.A North Korean man defected to South Korea by hopping a fence along the Demilitarized Zone separating the two countries.A North Korean man seeking to escape his homeland took a nearly 10-foot leap of faith earlier this month. The jump, which occurred under — or more accuratelythe noses of soldiers, brought him to safety in South Korea, where he told troops he wanted to defect.

Authorities believe his light weight and gymnastics experience lend credibility to his story and likely aided in his escape. The military previously said the fences the man crossed appeared pressed down, but had no evidence of being cut or otherwise modified, the newspaper said. The man's escape has prompted criticism of South Korea's military and security systems around the DMZ and why it took so long for troops to locate him.

"We will look into why the sensors did not ring and make sure they operate properly," an official for the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Korea told Yonhap. Seoul previously vowed to strengthen surveillance along the border with their communist neighbor following other security breaches, the news agency said. In June 2019, a boat carrying four North Koreans arrived in the town of Samcheok in South Korea

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Did he use a pole to vault over the fence?

Good for him!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

This is insanely funny that they had him redo the deed.

Interesting they made him jump to see if he was lying.. I guess North Korea has sent double agents as defectors before. I can't understand why..

Get this man to the 2021 Olympics

The second time he scored a 9.8 and was allowed into the country

*SK officials see him jump not once but twice* SK Officials: 'God DAMN'

“If the man's story is accurate, it's all the more remarkable because he managed to avoid detection by North Korean troops, evade landmines that litter the DMZ and not trigger sensors on the surrounding fences.” Sounded like a sleeper cell sent by NK

This guy’s entire life was an elaborate escape plan

That's impressive, but wouldn't doing a 'flop' over a fence lead to a pretty rough 'bump' when he landed?

Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode where George was trying to sell the vertical lift training shoes by jumping.

Twice, if you jump a ten foot fence in front of me, I’m in.

Does he get to stay in South Korea now for jumping that high like does he get a pass? I hope so!

Really?

I thought this was a story from The Babylon Bee.

I bet he could also climb the trump wall of shame we have here .

95% only bad news(

At least 48-49% of Americans would S. Korea should send him back.

He was better off in North Korea.

'Thanks for coming, we know N Korea is a scary place. Could you show us that jump one more time?'

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