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Search continues for beloved teacher who went missing 1 week ago

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The search continues for Mariame Toure Sylla, a beloved Maryland teacher who mysteriously vanished a week ago. The search continues for a beloved Maryland teacher who mysteriously vanished a week ago, as the community held a vigil praying for her safe return. Mariame Toure Sylla, 60, was last seen near a park on July 29 around 8 p.m., the Greenbelt Police Department said. In this photo released by the Greenbelt Police Department, Mariame Toure Sylla is shown. Greenbelt Police Department She is considered a critical missing person, police said. Officials told ABC Washington, D.C., affiliate WJLA that Sylla takes medication. MORE: Missing Florida teen found after routine traffic stop in North Carolina: Police Sylla is a teacher at Dora Kennedy French Immersion School in the Prince George's County school district, where she is known by her students as Madame Sylla. "We hope and pray for Mariame Toure Sylla's safe return," Prince George's County Public Schools sai...

3 dead, 2 missing after family fishing trip in Alaska becomes a nightmare

An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when the wreckage of one of the two boats they’d chartered over the Memorial Day weekend was found partially submerged off an island JUNEAU, Alaska -- JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean. The tragedy tore the Tyau family apart: Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing off southeast Alaska four days after the boat was found partially submerged off an island. Authorities suspended a more than 20-hour search covering 825 square miles (2,100 square kilometers) on Monday and have no plans to resume it. The women's parents, older brother and sister-in-law were on the other charter boat as part of a th...

3 missing sailors likely encountered 20-foot seas near Mexico: Coast Guard commander

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Three Americans missing off the coast of Mexico likely encountered "significant" weather and waves as they attempted to sail their 41-foot sailboat to San Diego. Three Americans missing off the coast of Mexico likely encountered "significant" weather and waves as they attempted to sail their 41-foot sailboat from Mazatlán to San Diego. United States and Mexican authorities have been searching for Kerry O'Brien, Frank O'Brien, and William Gross, who have not contacted friends, family, or maritime authorities since April 4. "When it started to reach into five, six, seven days and we started to get a little more concerned," Kerry's brother Mark Argall told ABC News. Ocean Bound sailboat, the boat three Americans were sailing from Mexico in before going missing. USCGNorCal U.S. Coast Guard commander Gregory Higgins expressed concern that the weather in that region worsened around April 6, with swells and wind creating waves potentially over 20 ...