Remains found in Syria do not include those of Austin Tice, family says

The household of writer and U.S. Marine Corps seasoned Austin Tice, who has been missing successful Syria for much than 12 years, said reports that his assemblage has been recovered are false.

The study initiated successful determination media outlets, and appeared concisely connected FoxNews.com Sunday. While an planetary hunt effort organized by Qatar to find captives erstwhile held by ISIS has turned up remains successful Syria, determination is nary grounds that immoderate are Tice’s. Those astir acquainted with his lawsuit accidental helium was not held by ISIS and was not successful the country wherever remains were found. His household said successful December that they person beardown crushed to judge helium is alive.

"We admit immoderate ngo is ongoing to assistance families of ISIS victims find closure," said a spokesperson for the Tice family. "However, an archetypal and erroneous study that Austin Tice was identified among the remains was rapidly and wholly contradicted."

Tice, 43, who was a freelancer lensman and journalist, was kidnapped successful Damascus successful August of 2012. A erstwhile skipper successful the Marines who served successful Afghanistan, helium had gone to Syria arsenic an autarkic writer successful May 2012, earlier his last twelvemonth astatine Georgetown Law School. No radical has taken recognition for his abduction.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1 cardinal for accusation starring to Tice’s harmless return.