Workers Check Out Crater From Suspicious Picture
A friend of David Gimelfarb, the Chicago man missing for a month now in Costa Rica, says rescue workers have made it to the bottom of a volcano crater where aerial photos had seemed to show a body. read the full story
Wandering Foodie on the Loose in D.C.
Don’t get in Hagan Blount’s way this weekend if you run into him in a D.C. bar or restaurant. He’s got mouths to feed—or more accurately, one mouth, 24 times: his own. Blount, who blogs under the name “ Wandering Foodie ,” is... read the full story
Possible Break In Search For Missing Chicago Man?
Searchers may have gotten a break in the search for a Chicago man missing in Costa Rica. David Gimelfarb, 28, has been missing for almost a month but a new aerial photo shows what may be a body inside a volcano crater, prompting the Red Cross to initiate an... read the full story
Photo surfaces of possible missing grad student
A photograph in at least two Costa Rican publications has prompted a new search for a doctoral student from Chicago who disappeared in Costa Rica four weeks ago. read the full story
Parade Celebrates Woman's Return From Kidnapping That Lasted 18 Years
South Lake Tahoe, Calif. - While Jaycee Lee Dugard was abducted and went missing for 18 years, Meghan Dorris, an elementary school classmate, went to college and traveled the world: Egypt, Costa Rica, Spain, Japan, Jordan. Two years ago, Dorris returned home to South... read the full story
Video from Bambu, Costa Rica project
Below is a video that Isaac from Tropical Adventures shared with us recently. It's a great example of how your support amounts to BIG differences in the lives of those we serve through our programs. Isaac has been working with... read the full story
Friends of missing student host fundraiser for search efforts
Friends of David Gimelfarb, a Chicago grad student who went missing in Costa Rica on August 11, hosted a fundraiser Tuesday to help fund search efforts for the 28-year-old. read the full story
The Red Cross has given up searching for David Gimelfarb , the Chicago grad student who went missing while hiking in Costa Rica three weeks ago. His family plans to hire locals to continue the search; you can help by attending a fundraiser at Dollop tonight; details... read the full story
Red Cross ends search for hiker in Costa Rica
It's been nearly three weeks since the search began in Costa Rica for a missing doctoral student from Chicago. On Sunday, the Red Cross ended its rescue efforts, at least temporarily. read the full story
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