Look up, way up

I had heard that the soldiers assigned to the DMZ were chosen because they were tall. I'd be willing to bet that the American and South Korean soldiers' heights were taken into account when this North Korean who was rescued at sea was repatriated across the DMZ. (Photo from JoongAng Daily)

Wikipedia has North Korean males average height at 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) with the average South Korean male at 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in).