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Family Says Otto Warmbier, American Released By North Korea, Has Died
June 19, 20174:52 PM ET
Otto Warmbier, a U.S. citizen who was freed last week after more than a year in North Korean detention, has died. Doctors who examined him after his return to said he had "extensive loss of tissue" in all parts of his brain.
Warmbier, 22, had been in a coma since coming home to the United States last week.
His parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, said in a statement that their son died on Monday afternoon. "Unfortunately, the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today," they said.
"When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands. He looked very uncomfortable – almost anguished," the family said. "Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed – he was at peace."
They added: "He was home and we believe he could sense that."
On Thursday, as The Two-Way reported, Daniel Kanter from the University of Cincinnati Health told reporters that Warmbier was suspended in a state of "unresponsive wakefulness."
The University of Virginia student was arrested in Pyongyang in January 2016, and as we have reported, was "accused of trying to steal a propaganda poster from an employee area of his hotel."
He was swiftly sentenced to 15 years in prison and hard labor. His medical condition was a surprise to U.S. officials and his family, who were told about it earlier this month.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Warmbier
Otto Warmbier was born on December 12, 1994, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio;[6] he graduated from Wyoming High School in 2013. At the time of his trip to North Korea, he was a junior at the University of Virginia, where he was studying for a double major degree in commerce and economics and did an exchange at the London School of Economics.[7] Otto was a brother of the Theta Chi fraternity.[8][9][10] He was active in the Hillel Jewish campus organization, and participated in Birthright Israel.[11] He left behind his parents, Cindy and Fred, and two younger siblings.[1
Family Says Otto Warmbier, American Released By North Korea, Has Died
June 19, 20174:52 PM ET
Otto Warmbier, a U.S. citizen who was freed last week after more than a year in North Korean detention, has died. Doctors who examined him after his return to said he had "extensive loss of tissue" in all parts of his brain.
Warmbier, 22, had been in a coma since coming home to the United States last week.
His parents, Fred and Cindy Warmbier, said in a statement that their son died on Monday afternoon. "Unfortunately, the awful torturous mistreatment our son received at the hands of the North Koreans ensured that no other outcome was possible beyond the sad one we experienced today," they said.
"When Otto returned to Cincinnati late on June 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands. He looked very uncomfortable – almost anguished," the family said. "Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed – he was at peace."
They added: "He was home and we believe he could sense that."
On Thursday, as The Two-Way reported, Daniel Kanter from the University of Cincinnati Health told reporters that Warmbier was suspended in a state of "unresponsive wakefulness."
The University of Virginia student was arrested in Pyongyang in January 2016, and as we have reported, was "accused of trying to steal a propaganda poster from an employee area of his hotel."
He was swiftly sentenced to 15 years in prison and hard labor. His medical condition was a surprise to U.S. officials and his family, who were told about it earlier this month.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Warmbier
Otto Warmbier was born on December 12, 1994, and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio;[6] he graduated from Wyoming High School in 2013. At the time of his trip to North Korea, he was a junior at the University of Virginia, where he was studying for a double major degree in commerce and economics and did an exchange at the London School of Economics.[7] Otto was a brother of the Theta Chi fraternity.[8][9][10] He was active in the Hillel Jewish campus organization, and participated in Birthright Israel.[11] He left behind his parents, Cindy and Fred, and two younger siblings.[1
