KUALA LUMPUR—A search and rescue mission was underway for 25 Indonesians missing after a boat capsized off Malaysia on Wednesday killing 11 people, among them suspected undocumented migrants, maritime authorities said. There were 14 people reported safe among the estimated 50 aboard the boat, which turned over in adverse weather off southern Johor state around…
Search Underway for Missing Indonesians as Boat Capsizes Off Malaysia, Killing 11
Crew Member Found Dead After Danish, British Boats Collide in Baltic
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN—One of two Danish crew members missing from a capsized barge has been found dead in the hull after an overnight collision on Monday with a British cargo vessel in a busy Baltic Sea route off Sweden. The 55-metre Karin Hoj barge and 90-metre Scot Carrier were sailing in the same direction off the island…
Remains Found Thought to Be German Hiker Missing Since 1983
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.—Skeletal remains found in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man from West Germany who disappeared during a multi-day mountaineering trip nearly 40 years ago, park officials said Thursday. Rudi Moder, an experienced winter mountaineer who was living in Fort Collins, started his excursion…
At Least 3 Dead After High Rise in Nigeria Collapses
LAGOS, Nigeria—A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least three people and leaving dozens more missing, officials and witnesses said on Monday. Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu confirmed the deaths, but added that three survivors had been pulled from the rubble in Ikoyi by Monday…
At Least 6 Dead After High Rise in Nigeria Collapses
LAGOS, Nigeria—A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria’s largest city, killing at least six people and leaving dozens more missing. Lagos Police Commissioner Hakeem Odumosu confirmed the deaths, but added that three survivors had been pulled from the rubble in Ikoyi by Monday evening. Officials arriving at the scene…
Beloved Pet Cat Reunited With His Family After He Went Missing for 10 Years in Scotland
A 2-year-old cat that went missing in March 2011 has been reunited with his family after 10 years of being lost in Aberdeen, Scotland. The now-12-year-old feline, according to his overjoyed owners, will have a “very happy and relaxing retirement.” The Scottish SPCA was called after Forbes the cat was spotted in Aberdeen’s Ferrier Gardens neighborhood…
The Nation’s Fixation on the Search for Gabby
Commentary There are hundreds of thousands of people reported missing in the United States each year. Last year there were more than 540,000 reports filed with police. Sounds like a lot, but probably due to our COVID-19 isolation that was a record low number. Some of the missing were kidnaped; others were quickly found or…
Missing 21-Year-Old Florida Woman Found Dead in South Carolina: Family
A missing 21-year-old woman from Florida was found dead in South Carolina, officials said over the weekend. Sheridan Wahl traveled to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, last week but never made it there, authorities and her family members said. Florence County Coroner Keith von Lutcken confirmed that Sheridan Wahl’s body was discovered, WIS-TV reported. Her cause of…
One Person Still Missing After Floods in Southern France
Paris—One person was still reported missing on Tuesday after torrential rain hit the Gard region in southern France, said Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, who visited the area. Other people who had been reported missing have been found, local authorities said. “About 60 villages have been partially hit,” Darmanin said on BFM TV. “The weather situation…
Aid Group: 22 Migrants Die on Way to Spain; Dozens Missing
MADRID—A humanitarian aid group that monitors the plight of migrants taking perilous seaborne routes to Spain said that 21 women and one girl have died and several dozen more people were lost at sea while trying to reach the Canary Islands. Helena Maleno, founder of nongovernmental organization Walking Borders, tweeted Thursday that 22 bodies have…
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