LOS ANGELES (AP) — A search was under way for a teenage Special Olympics athlete who vanished from Los Angeles International Airport early Monday, just hours after another missing competitor turned up safe 350 miles away in Northern California.
Shion Isimel, 15, of the Ivory Coast, was last seen around 6 a.m. Monday walking out of a terminal, airport police spokesman Rob Pedregon said. A security camera photo showed the French-speaking teen, who competed in table tennis, wearing a black shirt with the words “Special Olympics.”
Ismiel had his passport with him, Pedregon said. A portion of his delegation had already left, but others were still in Los Angeles.