 In his emaciated and crippled condition, he overpowered one of his guards and crawled into the jungle, only to be recaptured after several hours. He was then transferred to another POW camp, where he was kept in solitary confinement and interrogated at length. During the interrogations, he was severely tortured. However, he did not divulge any information to his captors. Sijon lapsed into delirium and was placed in the care of another prisoner.