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Government inaction is behind the proliferation in recent years of volunteer search “collectives,” many composed of relatives of the missing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

He dropped Jessica off with a friend while he and others went out to search the streets of Arlington.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Videos on social media appeared to show hundreds of people heading to a mountainous area in south-western Iran to search for the missing US airman.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Trump said the Friday rescue of the first airman was kept quiet so a search could continue for the second pilot, who was wounded but climbed up to a mountain crevice where he was rescued.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“Chip, someone could check your search record, find out that you asked that question,” Jonah objected.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix