After 40 years in North Korea, escapee returns to Seoul

September 13, 2013 21:34

More than 40 years after he was abducted from a fishing boat and taken to North Korea, a South Korean fisherman has returned to his home in Seoul, state-run Yonhap news agency reported Friday, citing a government official.

Jeon Wook-pyo, 68, escaped early last month to a third country -- which has not been identified publicly -- from where he sent a letter to South Korean President Park Geun-hye, seeking help to get home to Seoul.

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