Posted on 09/08/2006 3:07:09 PM PDT by show me state
Edited on 09/08/2006 3:58:09 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2006 — Air Force Maj. Jill Metzger, who vanished Monday in Kyrgyzstan, has been found and now is back in Air Force control, ABC News has learned.
"We are elated to have Jill back with us," said Air Force spokesman Col. Scott Reese. Local police notified U.S. officials that she had been found at 1:15 a.m. local time in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Air Force officials say she was found alone and appears to have been beaten. Officials say she is "coherent," in "relatively good condition" and is talking to investigators. She is also undergoing medical evaluation.
Officials would not comment on the circumstances surrounding her disappearance and said the investigation is ongoing
The news brought elation to Metzger's family.
"It's a dream come true. The most significant event of our lives," said Kelly Mayo, Metzger's father-in-law. Mayo said he has not spoken to Metzger yet, but believes she had been kidnapped and "whoever had her dropped her off on the side of the road."
Metzger vanished on Monday afternoon in Kyrgyzstan — a poor, predominantly Muslim country in Central Asia. Since shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, Kyrgyzstan has been home to a strategically important U.S. military base that supports operations in Afghanistan. The government is generally pro-American, and in recent years has experienced sporadic clashes with Islamic fundamentalists.
Just 10 days before deploying to Kyrgyzstan in April, Metzger married Air Force Capt. Josh Mayo. They had already bought tickets for a honeymoon in Jamaica later this month, he said.
"We were going to take Jet Skis out, have a couple of romantic dinners. It is very disappointing," said Mayo
Before her disappearance, Metzger was last seen out shopping with five others from the base. The group briefly separated inside a department store in the center of Bishkek, several miles from the base. They had agreed to meet a short time later, but Metzger never showed up.
Why because I'm pointing out how Muslim men beat their women?
Actually what may be unbelievable is the Pentagon statement. In that case she's the victim of a crime.
no, because you and others here are INSENSITIVE JERKS. That is why.
I will be (not the first) to say this story is suspicious.
But, I am glad she is safe now.
Yes, she is/was a Major.....is going to suck to lose that.
Do you have a personal stake in this? Is she your wife or sister or something?
enough pal.
What does that mean? Iguess she got lost on her own and got found on her own. Regardless, I'm glad she found herself.
this is not a runaway bride, she was married in April. (some of these freepers need to hold off on judging this lady). She may have been a kidnapping victim, but was too hot to smuggle out of the country. They probably thought she was a tourist when they grabbed her, but learned quickly she was a US service member.
Fantastic!
"If someone took her, then despite what was reported, she will have been raped.
Every female prisoner in war so far has been raped to my understanding, as have some men."
Where are you getting that understanding?
My local NBC station just reported the same thing about her being found with dyed hair, an interesting detail that wasn't in the ABC article. Pretty bizarre case. I guess my theory is that she was forcibly kidnapped by someone involved in the sex slavery trade over there.
"Welcome, ma'am. Glad to hep."
So help me God, I've actually gotten directions like that here and there in America.
Damn, you need to get back on your meds.
Obviously, the woman HAD BEEN held against her will previously, but was free when she was found.
"She was shopping?"
That's what I thought. Some sort of 72-hour shop-til-you-drop thing.
I Agree With You,,,,,NO JUDGMENT.
PROOF Will Come Soon Enough.
THANK YOU,GOD.
UPDATE...
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14736318/
RALEIGH, N.C. - The U.S. Air Force officer who disappeared in the Kyrgyz capital this week has been found, her father-in-law said Friday.
Maj. Jill Metzger, 33, was found on the side of the road with her head shaven, Kelly Mayo said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Colorado Springs
SNIP (more at link)
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