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.
Secret rendevous with a previously unidentified paramour?
My thoughts exactly....hormones kicked in and he lured her away with a chocolate bar.
LOL. I guess you mean Wilbanks?
I was thinking that last night when I saw the story on Greta. The hubby needs to sit her down and have a serious talk with her.
And then the Air Force needs to look into her possibly being AWOL.
per Fox she is ALIVE
what happens in Kyrgzistan, stays in Kyrgzistan
She spent a couple of days in Aruba. Greta will have the details at the top of the hour.
Then she can count her career as over. Hopefully she'll come up with something better than that!
Har!
Thanks! I was looking for some confirmation.
"The Air Force's Office of Special Investigations said that Metzger had been beaten, though she was coherent, and she will undergo medical evaluation."
http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=2411302
Sounds like she met a Muslim male.
so he beat her too? please.
And she's a Major too. How many people are Majors by the time they're (only) 30? Maybe 2 or 3?
many
too easy, huh?
judgemental jerks (hear your name?) on this thread need to stop it, and NOW.
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