There's a fine line between crazy and adventurous, and this guy is on it.
The Korea Herald reports that a U.S. citizen was caught trying to cross the Han River between South and North Korea at around 11:55 pm Tuesday. The American, apparently in his early 30s, was taken into custody by South Korean Marines in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province.
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The events mirror the 1996 actions of Evan Hunziker, an American man arrested on espionage charges in North Korea following a swim across the Yalu River from Dandong, China. Hunziker claimed he had been dared to do so by a friend during a drinking session.
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