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Search for two missing 12-year-old girls in Russia stretches into fifth day as drowning emerges as leading theory
Two 12-year-old girls in Kyzyl left home on the evening of July 1 and never returned. Surveillance cameras captured them walking toward the Yenisei River embankment and a dam. Their whereabouts after that are unknown. Police, Emergency Situations Ministry personnel, dog handlers, a paddleboard team, divers, and more than 700 volunteers have joined the search.
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PravdaReport
· Jul 6, 2026
Missing Girls in Tuva: Search Expands After Phones Found Near Yenisei River
The search for two missing girls in Russia's Tuva Republic has entered its fifth day. Volunteers attempted to enter a house where they believed the children might be located. Officers from the Russian National Guard, police, and the regional interior minister later arrived at the scene. The search continues for the 12-year-old and 13-year-old schoolgirls, who disappeared on the evening of July 1 after going for a walk. More than 700 volunteers have joined the operation.
The Moscow Times
· Jul 9, 2026
Bodies of Missing 12-Year-Old Girls Found in Siberia’s Yenisei River
The two girls went missing in Siberia’s republic of Tyva earlier this month.
Tampa Free Press
· Jul 11, 2026
Vanished In Florida: The 15-Year Mystery Of Lacey Buenfil And The Truck Stuck In The Forest
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to resolve a cold case that began nearly fifteen years ago when a 25-year-old mother of three vanished from a remote forest road. Lacey Buenfil was last seen alive on the morning of December 27, 2011. Surveillance footage captured her alongside an acquaintance, Terry [] Vanished In Florida: The 15-Year Mystery Of Lacey Buenfil And The Truck Stuck In The Forest
The Kyiv Independent
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Ukraine brings back more than 40 children from Russian-occupied territory in two weeks
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Knewz
· Jul 7, 2026
Missing 4-year-old South Carolina girl presumed dead by authorities as parents face child homicide charges
A 4-year-old girl from South Carolina, who went missing on Tuesday, June 30, has now been presumed dead by the authorities. 23-year-old father Johmarea Harris and 22-year-old mother Michilae Herring, who filed the missing complaint for their daughter Javeayah Harris, are now charged with homicide by child abuse and filing a false police report. The...
Haaretz
· Jun 28, 2026
Two 13-year-olds found dead after drowning in Jordan River
13-year-old Hala Azzam and Iman Khir were on a family vacation without their parents and went missing for several hours. Another relative who was also missing was found and called rescue forces, who later recovered the bodies of the two young girls
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Related coverage for "Search for two missing 12-year-old girls in Russia stretches into fifth day as drowning emerges as leading theory": PravdaReport — Missing Girls in Tuva: Search Expands After Phones Found Near Yenisei River. The Moscow Times — Bodies of Missing 12-Year-Old Girls Found in Siberia’s Yenisei River. Tampa Free Press — Vanished In Florida: The 15-Year Mystery Of Lacey Buenfil And The Truck Stuck In The Forest. The Kyiv Independent — Ukraine brings back more than 40 children from Russian-occupied territory in two weeks. Knewz — Missing 4-year-old South Carolina girl presumed dead by authorities as parents face child homicide charges. Haaretz — Two 13-year-olds found dead after drowning in Jordan River