Missing Person

Hi Rob,

I have received Nirmal's email too, thanks a lot!

Sima

Any progress Sima?

Sima- Our family has been in contact with each other but I wanted to post information about Missing Aubrey Sacco as well to stress that both of our cases need attention and help. My thoughts are with you and I hope we can bring both our siblings home safely!

Please take the time to read:

I am the brother of the missing American Aubrey Sacco. She disappeared in the Langtang Region of Nepal while trekking in late April 2010. Please be advised this has become a very dangerous place to travel alone. Just in the last week: 1 Japanese woman went missing, 1 Lithuanian Male teenager has gone missing and 1 American Man was held up and robbed. (Please see articles below)

I do not want to scare anyone but it is important everyone realizes that trekking and traveling alone in this area is dangerous. I want people to be aware so they can make the proper travel adjustments; whether it be hiring a guide or not going at all.

Also, if anyone is interested in helping me and my family please email me directly at: [jmorgansacco@gmail.com|jmorgansacco@gmail.com]
We need to make sure we are doing everything we can. We need help to make sure missing Aubrey Sacco posters are still everywhere in Nepal. Also, if anyone can further assist in the search or has any helpful information please email me directly at: [jmorgansacco@gmail.com|jmorgansacco@gmail.com]

Please keep comments positive because this is extremely tragic for my family. To learn more please vist [aubreysacco.com|aubreysacco.com]

Sincerely a distraught brother,
Morgan Sacco

Articles in the last week regarding missing persons:

American Man Held Captive and Robbed

Missing Japanese Woman

"I do not want to scare anyone but it is important everyone realizes that trekking and traveling alone in this area is dangerous"

As dangerous as at most other places on earth including your homecountry. We have already discussed the same issue on the Aubrey thread. You can certainly help a lot in this case from your experience but if you keep on blaming all Nepal for the loss of your beloved ones, instead of helping Sima, you will do the contrary!

No one blames Nepal. We just want answers and make sure people are traveling safe. Put yourself in our shoes and keep comments positive. We have given Sima as much advice as we can and we have to keep both stories alive.

jmorgansacco, you are so kind to give Sima advice.

With this new 20$ SIM why would why would anyone get lost. Before they didn't.

Hi Sima, I have post in to the blog.
http://nepalnewsdotcom.blogspot.com/2011/06/missing-person-in-nepal.html

"I do not want to scare anyone but it is important everyone realizes that trekking and traveling alone in this area is dangerous"

I think its very prudent to warn trekkers and tourists that trekking in Nepal alone is dangerous. The fact is that many people think these things dont happen in Nepal, but they do. Also, the more publicity about these the better chance that the authorities will investigate and actively dissuade crimes against foreigners. Once tourists start staying away from Nepal there is little future for the country. Precious little works in Nepal, The country is full of corruption. In a county where they care so little about their own people maybe more attention to crimes against tourists will lead to something positive for Nepal.

avsfan+, thank you for the incredible insight of your post. If this thread does anything, I hope it will (1) help Sima find her brother (2) encourage people that they should not trek alone and (3) build publicity so that "+the authorities will investigate and actively dissuade crimes against foreigners+" (as eloquently described by +avsfan above). I am not suggesting that Paulius was the victim of a crime, but there have been other foreigners, hiking or trekking alone, that have.