• Aubrey Sacco Missing

    March 20, 2012
    Aubrey Sacco Missing

    Kathmandu — The father of a 23-year-old American woman who went missing more than a year ago while hiking alone in Nepal says he is organizing a new investigation into her disappearance because he believes she is alive and is being held against her will.

    Aubrey Sacco from Greeley, Colorado, failed to return after trekking in the Langtang area of northern Nepal. It was the end of the trekking season and few other backpackers were in the area.

    Her father Paul Sacco told reporters in Katmandu that he traveled again to the area with U.S. Embassy officials this month, and villagers appeared to be hiding information about her.He said he has new hope that his daughter is alive and believes she is being held by someone.

    The family of Aubrey Sacco, a 23-year-old woman who went missing nearly two years ago during a remote nature hike in Nepal, have accused authorities of conducting a shoddy investigation.

    Sacco was last heard from on April 20, 2010, when she set out on a week-long hike in the Langtang Valley just south of the Tibetan border. Sacco was familiar with the area and had gone hiking there in the past.

    After graduating from the University of Colorado in 2009, the a talented artist and photographer decided to spend some time traveling the world before determining which direction to go in her life. That journey began in December of that year in Sri Lanka. At the request of her family, Sacco chronicled her journey on a personal blog titled “Glitter the World: Spreading the Sparkle One Country at a Time.”

    The last blog entry was made on April 15, 2010, just five days before Sacco’s disappearance. She wrote, “In India I have come to understand that the most incredible experiences are of something beautiful, magic, unique or rare.”

    Sacco’s life-changing trip was nearing its end. On the day she went missing, she called her parents and updated them on her adventures and her plans to complete the trip in the Langtang Valley by April 29, 2010.

    According to Sacco’s family, she left her luggage, including her cell phone, computer, guitar and clothing at a hotel before setting off on her hike.

    When Sacco failed to make contact with her family by May 4, 2010, they contacted the U.S. Embassy in Nepal and requested assistance. In response, the embassy began working with the government, the tourism board and local police in Nepal. Several search parties were dispatched to the area, but no sign of Sacco was found.

    Since her disappearance, Sacco’s family has traveled to Nepal four times to participate in searches for their missing loved one. While the family is doing everything they can to locate her, they expressed doubt the same could be said of local authorities and claim they have failed to accept outside help.

    “We were asked by them if my government would supply technology to help police in the investigation,” Connie Sacco said. “The U.S. government has authorized the assistance, but the authorities are not accepting the help.”Authorities in Nepal have yet to respond to Connie Sacco’s allegations.-Agencies

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