Otto Warmbier dies days after release from North Korean detainment

21 June 2017 10:55 am

(c) 2017, The Washington Post · Jun 20, 2017 - Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia student who was detained in North Korea for nearly a year and a half, died Monday afternoon, his parents announced.  Warmbier had been medically evacuated and returned to Cincinnati last week in a coma.  President Donald Trump issued a statement Monday afternoon. “Melania and I offer our deepest condolences to the family of Otto Warmbier on his untimely passing. There is nothing more tragic for a parent than to lose a child in the prime of life. Our thoughts and prayers are with Otto’s family and friends, and all who
 loved him.