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| Florida: Haiti's Special Olympics team mysteriously vanishes, leaves behind all luggage |
| 2022-06-08 |
| [FoxNews] Florida authorities are investigating the mysterious disappearance of several members of Haiti’s Special Olympics delegation who are missing after they checked into their hotel room in Osceola County on Monday and were not seen again. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office identified six members of the Haitian Special Olympics soccer team who have not been seen since around 2:30 p.m. at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the Orlando Sentinel reported. Osceola County is located just south of Orlando, Florida. The individuals are Atione Joseph Mithon, 32; Nicholson Fontilus, 20; Peter Mianovich Berlus, 19; Anderson Petit-Frere, 18; Steevenson Jacquet, 24 and Oriol Jean, 18, WFTV in Orlando reported. The Special Olympics USA Games released a statement later on Monday, saying five of the six missing individuals were not athletes and did not have a disability. The sixth has an intellectual disability, per the report. Osceola County police do not suspect foul play. While there is no indication the missing Haitian Nationals desired residency in the U.S., WFTV reports the number of Haitians who have attempted to illegally enter the U.S. tripled from 2020 to 2021. The Human Rights Watch reported last year that political instability in Haiti's government has caused it to struggle to meet even citizens' basic needs. "Haiti is facing one of its worst outbreaks of violence since 1986," the report added. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #2 Don Lemon: "It's a mystery, perhaps they were swallowed by a black hole?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-06-08 11:35 |
| #1 Can't blame them, I wouldn't want to go back to Haiti either. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-06-08 11:06 |