Rotten Mango #286: US Student Arrested In North Korea During Vacation & Mysteriously “Brain Dead” 18 Months Later
Aug 14, 2023
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The Mysterious Hotel
- Otto Warmbier's tour group stayed at the Yanggakdo International Hotel, a luxurious 5-star hotel in North Korea.
- The hotel boasted amenities like a casino, bowling alley, and revolving restaurant, but the 5th floor was mysteriously off-limits to guests.
The Forbidden Floor
- A guest trespassed on the forbidden 5th floor and tampered with a propaganda poster.
- Otto Warmbier was arrested, forced to confess, and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, returning home comatose 18 months later.
Travis King's DMZ Crossing
- American soldier Travis King sprinted across the DMZ into North Korea while laughing.
- This incident brought renewed attention to Otto Warmbier's case and the dangers of North Korea.