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Omersukrugoksu/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Travis King, the American soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is back on U.S. soil. An official with the U.S. Department of Defense confirmed that King landed in San Antonio early Thursday at around 1:30 a.m. ET. The news that King was back in U.S. custody came Wednesday morning. "We can confirm that U.S. officials have secured the return of Private King and departed PRC airspace en route to a U.S. military base," a senior Biden administration official said. Later Wednesday, Army spokesman Bryce Dubee said in a statement that Ki...

The U.S. has secured the release of a U.S. soldier who sprinted across a heavily fortified border into North Korea more than two months ago, and he is on his way back to America, officials announced Wednesday. U.S. ally Sweden and rival China helped with the transfer.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: American soldier Travis King has been freed by North Korea and is 'happy' to be heading home on Wednesday, nearly three months after he ran across the border from South Korea, United States officials said.

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan thanked China for its alleged role in helping return Private 2nd Class Travis King to the U.S.