The North Korean soldier who defected to the South used a vehicle to get near to the truce
village of Panmunjeom before fleeing across the border.
The soldier was shot several times during his escape.
He was taken to a hospital near Seoul where he underwent surgery.
Kim Hyun-bin reports.
The North Korean soldier who defected to the South via the truce village of Panmunjeom
drove a car to get near to the area.
According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday, the soldier exited the vehicle
and continued fleeing south across the military demarcation line.
(Korean) "The defector approached the enemy guard post
using a car until the tires got stuck in the drainage pipes.
He exited the car and fled across the Military Demarcation Line.
We maintained surveillance and traced his movements via the security system."
The official added that the soldier took cover near a building on the southern side of the
JSA.
However in the process he was shot several times.
The defector is thought to be in his twenties or thirties, and wore a uniform of low rank.
He is currently at Ajou University Hospital in Suwon, south of the capital, after undergoing
five hours of surgery.
The doctor added that the patient suffered from five to six gunshot wounds, which damaged
several of his organs.
The patient is currently in intensive care, however the doctor added that more surgery
is needed for him to recover.
The JCS said on Monday that the defector suffered from gunshot wounds to his shoulder and elbow
from North Korean forces while fleeing across the Joint Security Area at Panmunjeom.
He was airlifted by a United Nations Command helicopter to Ajou University Medical Center.
Kim Hyun-bin, Arirang News.
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