US hasn't listed Travis King as a prisoner of war
The Army private crossed into North Korea last month instead of returning to the U.S. and is currently listed as absent without leave.
Source: taskandpurpose.com
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The Army private crossed into North Korea last month instead of returning to the U.S. and is currently listed as absent without leave.
Travis King dashed across the border to North Korea from the South in July.
Travis King dashed across the border to North Korea from the South in July.
The 23-year-old private dashed across the border from South Korea on 18 July while on a guided tour.
Pvt King (pictured), 23, sprinted into North Korea on July 18 while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the border and was immediately taken into custody.