Tiffany Slaton, a 27-year-old Georgia woman, was found alive after a three-week disappearance in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains. She was discovered in an unlocked cabin inaccessible by vehicle due to heavy snow, after a search covering nearly 600 square miles proved unsuccessful. The cabin’s owner, alerted to the search, found Slaton while preparing his resort for the season. Though dehydrated, Slaton was otherwise unharmed and reunited with her relieved parents.
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Audrey Backeberg, missing since 1962 at age 20, has been located alive and well outside Wisconsin. Her disappearance, following a domestic violence complaint against her husband, was determined to be self-initiated and not the result of foul play. A recent review of old case files, aided by an online ancestry account, led investigators to Ms. Backeberg, now 82, who reportedly expressed contentment with her life choices. She was found to be living outside of Wisconsin.
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After a 25-year disappearance, a California man missing since 1999 was found in Los Angeles earlier this year. His sister identified him from a USA Today article seeking to identify a nonverbal man hospitalized in Lynwood. Law enforcement confirmed the identification through fingerprinting, and the family will soon be reunited. The man, identified as Tommy, is currently nonverbal and relearning to walk, prompting a GoFundMe campaign to assist with his care. The Nor-Cal Alliance for the Missing also celebrated this unexpected reunion.
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