Journalist Lisa Ling has covered some harrowing places during her career, but none so scary and dismal, we imagine, as the North Korean jail her sister currently calls home. The former View co-host (who now does stories for Oprah Winfrey‘s show) is surely a bit freaked out today, after the North Korean government confirmed this weekend that is has detained her sister, Laura Ling.
Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were doing a story about North Korean refugees in China, and were picked up by gun-toting soldiers when they crossed the border into the communist nation. They were busted for “illegally intruding,” and while the U.S. goverment is closely monitoring the situation, they have yet to be released. If we know Lisa (and after watching thousands of View eps, we do!) she’s probably already in China solving the case right now. [NYDN/ABC News. Photo: WireImage]
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Please know that you and your family are in our hearts and prayers. Having had family members in the war that feeling of not knowing what the heck they are going through eats at your insides.Lisa you do so much to keep America informed about what else is going on in the world, hopefully your sister has the same goal, let’s hope that the Korean govenmednt under this new administration will be more tolerant.. Our hearts are heavy for your parents, may their health stay strong and their minds stay at peace.