UVA Student Released from North Korea; Has Been in a Coma for a Year?
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Anonymous
| He is dead; Otto Warmbier is dead. Reported by his parents. From Reuters. |
Anonymous
| How incredibly heartbreaking for his family! |
Anonymous
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What a tragic story. It's almost as if he "held on" until he could die with his family by his side.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/19/otto-warmbier-dies-days-after-release-from-north-korean-detainment/?utm_term=.144d6084d3b2 |
Anonymous
More likely NK was keeping him alive on life support and his family had to make a tough decision. All the reports essentially said he was braindead. I'm happy his family let him go, the whole situation is sad. |
Anonymous
| Murdered by the goofy haircut guy from N Korea. |
Anonymous
Kim Jong Un wasn't the person who secured his release |
Anonymous
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Statement from the family:
It is our sad duty to report that our son, Otto Warmbier, has completed his journey home. Surrounded by his loving family, Otto died today at 2:20pm. It would be easy at a moment like this to focus on all that we lost — future time that won’t be spent with a warm, engaging, brilliant young man whose curiosity and enthusiasm for life knew no bounds. But we choose to focus on the time we were given to be with this remarkable person. You can tell from the outpouring of emotion from the communities that he touched — Wyoming, Ohio and the University of Virginia to name just two — that the love for Otto went well beyond his immediate family. We would like to thank the wonderful professionals at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center who did everything they could for Otto. 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. 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. Although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed — he was at peace. He was home and we believe he could sense that. We thank everyone around the world who has kept him and our family in their thoughts and prayers. We are at peace and at home too. Fred & Cindy Warmbier and Family |
Anonymous
It seems more "peaceful" to think of it the other way, but of course you're right. |
Anonymous
+1. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
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What an awful story this is, from start to finish.
I guess maybe I don't understand enough about comas to know what his medical condition was. Was he on life support in NK that the parents discontinued? Or was it coincidental that he died so soon after coming home? Heartbreaking. |
Anonymous
| I am genuinely sad. |
Anonymous
| Time for North Koreans to die even worse deaths. Let's go, Donald. Let's scorch those slimy MFs. |
Anonymous
| Oh my gosh. He's dead. That's so incredibly sad. I hope his family can find peace. |
Anonymous
| Those bastards. It makes me physically sick. Karma will get that horrific blood-thirsty leader. |