Missing Marine contacted, NCIS says, but family still searching for him


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KHON2— Marine Corporal Charles Alex Benfield, who was reported missing from Southern California’s Camp Pendleton last week, has been located.

The Independent—Mississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says. The widow of a Mississippi man who was found dead says officers from two departments blamed each other for the stalled investigation

DOTHANFIRST—Two missing teens found after hiding in woods, family says. MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (WDHN)—The search for two teens who went missing last week is over. The teens were identified as 15-year-old Austin Barefield from Midland City and 17-year-old Violet Gray from Bay County, Florida. Barfield's family confirmed to WDHN the teens had been hiding in the local woods and were found after going to a []

Los Angeles Times—Bodies found in Baja California during search for missing tourists, Mexican officials say. Mexican officials said three bodies have been found in the same remote stretch of Baja California where two Australian brothers and their American friend went missing last week while on a surf trip. The bodies were recovered south of the city of Ensenada, according to a statement from the state prosecutor’s office. The statement did not confirm the identity of the dead, but it said authorities discovered the bodies while searching for the missing men. Three people who were being questioned in...