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2-26-25 us tourist from wisconsin missing in puerto rico jungle

todayFebruary 25, 2025

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a U.S. tourist they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory’s east.  Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64,  was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday.  Crews resumed their search on Monday for Rahman, who police said lives in Wisconsin.  El Yunque is a popular tourist spot and the only tropical rain forest overseen by the U.S. Forest Service.  Last year, a U.S. tourist died after authorities said he fell off a cliff after leaving a designated hiking area.

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