South Korea investigates recent crossing into North

An unidentified person crossed the heavily fortified border into North Korea, South Korea's military said. The person was earlier spotted by surveillance equipment at the eastern portion of the border, known as the Demilitarized Zone, but avoided capture by South Korean troops on Saturday night.

The surveillance later detected the person crossing the border. South Korea sent a message to North Korea on Sunday morning to ensure the safety of the person, but the North hasn't responded. South Korea’s military said on Monday that the person was likely a defector who had slipped through the same heavily fortified frontier in the other direction to settle in South Korea in late 2020.