many missing people cases go unsolved and very often they remain that way
and are never brought to a conclusion many of these people disappear under
suspicious circumstances while others decide to vanish of their own accord in search of a
new beginning but in some cases missing people are finally found long after they disappeared
bringing much needed closure to their families and loved ones who had been searching for them
number five
weight lifter julius sekitoliko from uganda is a rising star in the sport as he competed at
the 2018 commonwealth games finishing 10th in the finals of the men's 56 kilogram competition
in july of 2020 he was in western japan
as part of the pre-olympics training when he became a missing person
was originally scheduled to fly back to uganda after he failed to qualify for the olympic
weightlifting field but when he didn't show up for a coveted 19 test he was reported missing when his
hotel room was searched police found a note that he had left in which he stated that he wanted to
remain in japan to look for work the node also asked that ugandan officials ship his personal
belongings back to his wife in uganda osaka prefectural police were eventually able to find
security footage that showed sekitoliko traveling from osaka to nagoya by train
he had made a stop along the way before ultimately getting off in yokaichi
here he was tracked down by police and he revealed that even though he is considered a hero in his
own country he found it difficult to return after failing to qualify for the games and he had hoped
that he would be returning with a medal when he was returning to uganda on the 23rd of july
the ugandan government released a statement saying that they are committed to helping
sekatoiko complete rehabilitation and that they would be working with him to further his career
but the story didn't end there as it was later revealed that he would
be taken to the criminal investigation department in kampala for interrogation
he would later be released but soon after he was charged with conspiracy to defraud his government
this came about after it was found that he may have conspired with the government official
to be included on the team for the olympics the investigation is ongoing and if the charges
against him are found to be justified he could end up serving as much as 10 years behind bars
number four
monica decker a 53 year old woman from connecticut was reported missing on the 8th of april 2020.
the last sighting of her was when she was leaving her house that she shared with her adult son
in bridgeport when she didn't arrive at work as scheduled at norwalk transit that day police were
asked to perform a welfare check at her home and they found her 2016 honda civic still parked in
the driveway her personal belongings including her cell phone were still inside the house and there
was no indication that foul play was involved in her disappearance for the next year her family
searched for her hoping that she would be found alive or return home on her own but to no avail
shortly after her disappearance they told dateline that it was uncharacteristic for her
to disappear without informing anyone where she was going and that they feared the worst monica's
daughter stated that she had seen her mother the previous week and everything seemed normal after
an investigation was launched bridgeport police stated that she may have left the area with a
man named toby roberts in may of 2020 monica's daughter received a notification that her bank
account had been accessed at an atm in vermont a detective found that she had checked her account
balance but hadn't withdrawn any money when investigators checked cctv footage from the atm
they were able to confirm that it was indeed monika who had access to the account and she
was seen entering a green honda with an unknown man then on the 31st of may 2020
monica was finally tracked down and she was taken to the hospital as she had lost a lot of weight
weighing only 89 pounds when she was found police stated that there was no foul play
suspected in her disappearance and that no further information regarding the case would be released
it's unclear why she decided to leave her hometown and if she had in fact left with someone but her
family was over the moon to learn that she was alive and well and they thanked police as well
as members of the public for their assistance during the case in a statement posted to facebook
number three
on the 25th of november 2020 u.s forest service officials found a vehicle in the parking lot of
a campground in the diamond fork area of spanish fork mountains in utah when the car was searched
they found camping equipment and information that led them to the identification of the
missing woman whose name has not been released the area was immediately searched by the utah
county sheriff's office but they were unable to locate her and investigators feared the worst
police then received telephone information that led them to believe that she was in colorado
and her car as well as her camping equipment was impounded
as it was believed she had abandoned them over the next few months the utah county sheriff's office
attempted to find out who her family was so that they could be informed of her disappearance
but they were unable to identify anyone deputies then contacted her co-workers who told them
that she'd been struggling with her mental health then on the 2nd of may 2021 a sheriff's office
sergeant traveled back to diamond fork along with a non-profit aerial search organization
and an attempt to find out if she was still in the area a drone was deployed but soon after
it was launched it crashed the sheriff's office then headed out on foot with the pilot to search
for the drone and as they scoured the area the sergeant and pilot spotted a tent pitched nearby
at that very moment the tense zipper opened and the woman stepped out into the open she told the
sergeant that she had willingly stayed in the area and that she had been foraging for moss and grass
in order to stay alive she was able to access water from a nearby river that she had stumbled
across she was taken to a local hospital for a mental health evaluation and police released a
statement saying that she would probably return to the site after being released from the hospital as
it isn't against the law for her to be there of her own free will they also told her that they
would make utah county sheriff's office resources available to her if she felt that she needed them
number two
husband and wife ian irwin age 72 and carol caparsky aged 77 were staying in a cottage in
the ivoriness seahaven area where they were having a vacation in february of 2020. they were supposed
to check out on the 15th but they failed to do so their cottage was checked but the couple was
nowhere to be found when marin county sheriff's investigators looked for clues in the cottage they
found that the couple's clothing wallets phones and their car were still there but they found
no clues as to where they may have been heading they were reported missing and when ian's son was
informed he stated that he wasn't too worried as they had the skills to survive in the woods since
carol was an herbalist and mushroom hunter and ian had a background in mountaineering over the next
few days searchers scoured the surrounding areas by land boat and air and on the 20th of february
their search efforts were transitioned to a rescue mission and then to a recovery operation but eight
days after they'd gone missing the couple was found alive and well in the wilderness
after a team of volunteers was canvassing the area that had already been surged in an area near
a creek drainage that leads to shallow beach they heard yells and they knew that they had found them
the couple told police they had gone for a hike on valentine's day but had gotten lost when it
got dark as they tried to make their way back they had a fall and ended up stuck in the woods
carol attempted to search for help tying her scarf around a branch to find her way back to ian
but she was unable to find a way out of the thick vegetation
they were able to stay alive after they had found a puddle that they could drink from and ian kept
carol safe from poison oak as well as thorns by lying over them so that she could go over him
when ian's son was informed that they had been found alive his mindset instantly switched from
sorting out an estate to planning out how he was going to travel to iverness to meet up with them
when they were found they were in good spirits and were taken to a local hospital and treated for
mild hypothermia since they were both wearing thin summer clothing when they set out on their hike
number one
holly suzanne cortier a 38 year old former nanny from woodland hills in utah was last seen on the
6th of october 2020 when she had gone missing in the zion national park one of america's most
treacherous hiking areas holly's younger sister jillian oliver stated that she had seen holly
days before she left for zion and that she seemed in good spirits the two women lived close to each
other and holly has stopped by jillian's house to catch up they were having dinner but holly wasn't
eating since she was on a fast something she did quite regularly jillian described her sister as a
free spirit who is prone to being spontaneous and stated that she didn't inform anyone that she was
planning to travel to zion when she left that day she gave jillian a big hug and choked up a little
saying that she loved her as if she wasn't going to see her for a while when a missing person's
report was filed by holly's roommate investigators found that she had used her credit card to pay for
entry into the park it was then discovered that she'd failed to show up for her scheduled shuttle
and a search was launched jillian traveled to zion to aid in the search and for six days she received
updates but holly remained missing search and rescue personnel learned that holly had
no food or water with her but her sister hoped that her fasting habit would help her survive
but 12 days after going missing rangers were informed by a park visitor that they'd seen
holly while they were out hiking they immediately made their way to the area and discovered that she
was still there alive but struggling she had no gear with her to help with the expedition
and hadn't done any planning before heading out she was able to survive by staying close to the
virgin river but was emaciated since she hadn't eaten for days hollywood later explained that she
had hit her head and become disoriented but rescue personnel were puzzled by the fact that she wasn't
found earlier since virgin river is a popular hiking spot where she would have easily been seen
she was taken to a local hospital where she was treated for the beginning stages of kidney failure
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