Oregon Girl Missing, Mykensie Martin, in Brazil Found Safe
Great news from Brazil with regards to the Mykensie Martin. According to ABC News, Mykensie Martin was found safe northeastern Brazil. Family members had tears of joy over the news of Mykensie’s being found safe and sound.
Mykensie Martin was taken to a police station in the coastal city of Salvador, about 700 miles northeast of Brasilia, said Lt. Alexandre Silva of the federal police in Bahia state.
She was physically unharmed but appeared “stressed,” said Rodrigo Koble, an Interpol agent at the police station.
In an interview with Brazil’s Globo TV, Martin said she arrived in Salvador on Tuesday. Someone tried to rob her shortly after she arrived, but she said she was helped by a waiter, Globo reported. It said she had already contacted her host family.
Fox News: Missing American Girl Found in Brazil A 17-year-old American exchange student missing since last weekend was found safe.
American Embassy spokesman John Wilcock said he could not immediately confirm the report. “We have no confirmation of that information, we are looking into it, if it’s true, it’s great news,” he said. Police in Salvador could not immediately be reached to comment.
KTVU; Missing U.S. Student Found Safe In Brazil
BRASILIA, Brazil — An American exchange student in Brazil who has been missing since last weekend has been found safe. An Interpol agent said the 17-year-old American girl “seems stressed” but is OK.
The Interpol agent said the exchange student has been talking with the FBI by phone from a police station in the northeast city of Salvador. The agent said he has no details on how or why she ended up in the town, far from her apparent destination of Brasilia.
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Pingback by Scared Monkeys » Blog Archive » Mykensie Martin, Missing in Brazil Found Safe | November 10, 2005
This is wonderful news! This girl was very lucky.
Comment by monkey wench | November 10, 2005
C’om, everybody knows that the Brazil’s southern is one of the most beautiful place in south american country. She was there with a boyfriend just having fun.
Comment by gi | November 14, 2005
yeah but she’l be going back to america sucks to be her. im still in austria and not gonna do some stupid thing like hitchhiking. yay AFS students are more intelligent
Comment by isla | December 23, 2005