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Missing US tourist baffles

ANKARA, Turkey — Police in Istanbul were scanning security camera footage Monday to try to trace a New York City woman who disappeared while vacationing alone in the city, an official said.

Sarai Sierra, 33, was last in touch with her family on Jan. 21, the day she was supposed to fly home after two weeks in Turkey.

Comments

Why is this news?   A US citizen is missing for a couple of days, and it is Major headline news?  

There must be something more here.

Is she some "special person"?

People go missing every day across the USA.   Why is this One person so news-worthy?