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- Status
- Missing person
- Agency
- FBI
- Issued
- 2013
- Nationality
- United States
- Checked
Austin Bennett Tice
Austin Bennett Tice is listed as a missing person by the FBI; last known in Damascus, Syria on 13 August 2012. This is a search for a person at risk, not a criminal notice.
He is described as weighing about 40 kg, with brown eyes and brown hair. Distinguishing marks noted by the agency: Austin has a scar below his left nipple and a metal plate in his jaw. Austin has the following tattoos: an Eagle on the left side of his back; a tribal band on his left arm from his shoulder to his mid-bicep; and a barbed wire band on his right arm. Born on 11 August 1981 in Plano, Texas, he would now be 45.
Incident
Damascus, Syria · 13 August 2012
Reward
The United States Government is offering a reward of up to $1 million for information leading directly to the safe location, recovery, and return of Austin Bennett Tice.
Case details, as published by FBI
Austin Bennett Tice was kidnapped in Damascus, Syria on August 13, 2012. Austin was a freelance journalist and photographer for a variety of news organizations including CBS, The Washington Post, and The McClatchy Company. Austin was kidnapped while reporting in Daraya, a Damascus suburb.
About this notice
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If you can help
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