Missing U.S. citizen may have been found


Booking.com	Published Monday, February 17, 2020 Missing U.S. citizen may have been found By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization confirmed Sunday that human bones found Saturday are undergoing analysis to confirm or reject that they are the remains of U.S. citizen Tandra Thorbeck. She is 73 years-old and known as Tandra Joy. According to the agents' report, Thorbeck has been a resident for many years in Costa Rica. She was living near the community of San Rafael in the district of Pérez Zeledón in the southern zone of the country when her brother reported her missing Feb. 5, they said. However, the agents reported that Thorbeck's disappearance was complicated by the Alzheimer's she suffered. "Our main theory is that she got lost in the woods and could not find the way back to her home," said the agents in its statement. "But we are waiting for the report of the forensic doctors to know if the human remains belong to her and the true cause of death." According to the agents' report, the human remains were found on Saturday in the San Ramón area of the same district. Specialists have taken the human's bones to the Center for Medicines and Forensic Investigations in Heredia. The agents are waiting for the medical report to confirm that the remains are those of the missing resident. It is expected that today researchers will give more information on the case that continues under investigation. A recent case shows that losing one's way in the woods is not hard. A U.S. citizen became lost in the woods in December. Paramedics of the Red Cross managed to find the man surnamed Young, who had lost his way in the forest of Rincón de la Vieja National Park in Guanacaste Province. The monitoring department of the Costa Rican Red Cross received the emergency about a man who was touring the park's trails. "He supposedly entered the park together with another group of tourists. However in the afternoon, the group realized that Young was lost," said the Red Cross. Both park rangers and Red Cross rescuers began the search the same day. However "due to bad weather conditions, the rescue operation continued until the next day," said the Red Cross Young was found the next day near a river branch within the wooded area of the park. According to the Red Cross, the man was contacted by paramedics, and he was in good health conditions after spending the night in the forest. "He said he was walking on the trails and did not realize when he was lost. He refused medical attention and did not want to be carried to any hospital." Park rangers said they would continue the investigation to find out if the people who were part of the tour group to determine they entered the part legally. According to Red Cross statistics during 2019 118 cases were reported of persons missing in wood areas or national parks. ------------------------ What recommendation you could give to foreigners in the case to visit wood areas? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com