Retired finance executive Merrill Newman is seen in a photo taken in Palo Alto, California in 2005. REUTERS/Nicholas Wright /Palo Alto Weekly
(Reuters) - The California family of a Korean War veteran held in North Korean custody since last month appealed to the Pyongyang government on Friday for his safe return, calling his detention during a sightseeing trip a "dreadful misunderstanding."
Echoing comments from their son earlier in the day, Alicia Newman also said that relatives of her 85-year-old husband, Merrill Newman, have had no word on the state of his health, whether medications sent to him were received or why he was detained.
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