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Sad Ending for Firefighter Who Vanished After Boss Died

Remains of Carlos Baltazar found in San Bernardino County, 4 years after he disappeared

(Newser) - For more than four years, firefighter Carlos Baltazar has been missing, after a mysterious disappearance following the death of his fire chief. Now, remains found in October in a remote part of the San Bernardino Mountains have been identified as those of the 35-year-old. Per SFGate , Baltazar had been part...

Last Person to See Missing Student: I Thought I Saved Her

Joshua Riibe says he fought to get Sudiksha Konanki to shore after they were hit by a wave

(Newser) - The last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki alive told authorities he thought he'd saved her life in the Dominican Republic. During his fourth interview with prosecutors on Wednesday, Joshua Riibe said the pair were frolicking in waist-deep water near their Punta Cana resort in...

Cops Name Person of Interest Around Missing Spring Breaker

He's believed to be the man who went into the ocean with Sudiksha Konanki, 20

(Newser) - US authorities have identified a person of interest in the disappearance of University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic. The man—named by CBS News as 24-year-old Joshua Riibe—was identified Wednesday by the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia, where Konanki hails from. The sheriff'...

Missing Spring Breaker May Have Gotten Caught in Big Wave

Sudiksha Konanki vanished in Punta Cana last week

(Newser) - The University of Pittsburgh student who vanished during a spring break trip to the Dominican Republic may have gotten caught in a big wave. Authorities say Sudiksha Konanki, 20, had gone to a nightclub Wednesday night with a group of people who then visited a Punta Cana beach in the...

University of Pittsburgh Student Disappears on Spring Break Trip

Sudiksha Konanki was in Punta Cana with friends

(Newser) - A 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student disappeared in the Dominican Republic last week while on a spring break trip. Sudiksha Konanki was with five other female Pitt students on a trip to Punta Cana when she was reported missing Thursday, NBC News reports. Local authorities believe she went missing between...

Body of Tourist Who Vanished 2 Years Ago Found in Georgia

UK's Alex Doughty had vanished in September 2022 after getting into taxi in Florida

(Newser) - The body of a British tourist who vanished while visiting America more than two years ago has been found. The FBI's Jacksonville office in Florida announced Friday that the remains of 32-year-old Alex Hodgson Doughty were found on Feb. 4, in a wooded spot on private property in Kingsland,...

Wisconsin Man Lost in Puerto Rican Jungle

Abdur Rahman, 64, became separated from his hiking group on Sunday

(Newser) - Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a US tourist they say got lost in the dense tropical rainforest of El Yunque in the US territory's east. Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday,...

Reservoir Find Solves a 20-Year-Old Disappearance

Body in submerged SUV in Utah belongs to Steven Willard Anderson, last seen in 2004

(Newser) - The remains of a man who disappeared more than 20 years ago when he was on his way to his family's cabin have been found inside a submerged car in a Utah reservoir, reports the AP . The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday that human remains recovered...

Mob Wives Star Natalie DiDonato Is No Longer Missing

44-year-old went missing in Las Vegas

(Newser) - Natalie DiDonato has been located in Nevada and is safe, though few details were given on what happened during the brief period during which the Mob Wives star was listed as missing in Las Vegas. "My daughter's been found," DiDonato's mother tells NBC News . "She'...

Lost Hiker Survives 13 Days on 2 Granola Bars

An 'incredible outcome' for Australia's Hadi Nazari, found in Kosciuszko National Park

(Newser) - He was hiking with friends in Australia's Snowy Mountains region, then suddenly he wasn't. Hadi Nazari, 23, had stopped to take photos while exploring Kosciuszko National Park on Boxing Day and failed to meet his companions at a campground later that day, per the BBC and Guardian . Thus...

Hannah Kobayashi: I'm 'Still Processing It All'

30-year-old Hawaii woman says her focus now is on 'my healing, my peace, and my creativity'

(Newser) - After being located in Mexico , Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, is back in the United States. The 30-year-old was en route to New York when she missed a connecting flight in Los Angeles last month and then vanished. Authorities ultimately determined she had crossed...

LAPD: Hannah Kobayashi Has Been Found Safe

'This has become a private matter and we will wrap up our investigation,' police say

(Newser) - Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman whose disappearance prompted a massive search, has been found safe, the Los Angeles Police Department said Wednesday. Kobayashi vanished last month in Los Angeles, and her disappearance prompted a massive search and a missing persons investigation. Other details about her disappearance, as well as where...

Dog Who Vanished With Owner May Have Been Found

The RCMP wants DNA test on pup as search for Jim Barnes continues in British Columbia

(Newser) - An outdoorsman and his 18-month-old dog seemingly vanished without a trace in British Columbia in mid-October. Now, Murphy the red golden retriever has possibly reappeared, offering a glimmer of hope that his owner, a paramedic, might also be found. Jim Barnes' partner, Micaela Sawyer, is convinced the dog discovered emaciated...

Report Claims Hannah Kobayashi Was Secretly Married

Anonymous sources indicate she may have been part of an immigration scheme

(Newser) - The latest twist in the Hannah Kobayashi case: Sources say the missing Hawaii woman may have been secretly married as part of an immigration scam. Police say Kobayashi, 30, flew to Los Angeles and then intentionally missed a connecting flight to New York before walking into Mexico, alone and unharmed...

Search for Woman in Sinkhole Just Got More Complicated

Authorities describe integrity issues in the abandoned mine below

(Newser) - It's becoming dangerous to continue exploring an abandoned mine linked to a sinkhole, which is believed to have consumed a missing woman in Pennsylvania , authorities said Wednesday. The search continues for 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard, whose vehicle was found 20 feet from the newly opened sinkhole in Unity Township. Experts...

Reward Offered for Girl Who Vanished in Woods by Home

Reward offered in search for Maine's Stefanie Damron, last seen Sept. 24

(Newser) - The FBI said Monday it is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the return of a northern Maine teenager whose disappearance earlier in the fall has attracted international attention, per the AP . Stefanie Damron, 14, of New Sweden, Maine, was reported missing by her...

Husband Charged With Killing Wife Who Vanished Months Ago

Naresh Bhatt was first charged with moving a body weeks after Mamta Kafle disappeared

(Newser) - Naresh Bhatt was charged with murder Monday, about four months after the Virginia man's wife disappeared. Bhatt's previous charge of concealing a body was upgraded to murder and physically defiling a dead body, the Washington Post reports. The 37-year-old's lawyer has argued Mamta Kafle Bhatt, 28, is...

Police Say Missing Hawaii Woman Walked Into Mexico

Hannah Kobayashi is now considered a 'voluntary missing person'

(Newser) - Authorities say surveillance video from the US Border Patrol shows Hannah Kobayashi, the 30-year-old Hawaii woman who went missing in Los Angeles last month, crossing into Mexico the day after her family last heard from her. Kobayashi flew into Los Angeles International Airport on Nov. 8 but missed her connecting...

Search for Missing Hiker Now a Murder Investigation

Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, disappeared in Oregon, and her estranged husband is charged

(Newser) - At first, police in Oregon thought they were looking for a missing hiker. Now the case has turned into a homicide investigation. The Clackamas County Sheriff's Office found the body of 61-year-old Susan Lane-Fournier on Friday after a week of searching in the area of Mount Hood National Forest...

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Missing Persons Case From 1999 Solved Thanks to Article

May article in USA Today noted a non-verbal patient in his 60s was in a California hospital

(Newser) - A 25-year missing persons case will be closed thanks to a USA Today article and a "tenacious" sheriff's deputy. The May story's headline was straightforward: "He's been in an LA hospital for weeks and they have no idea who he is. Can you help?" The...

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