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Missing Taiwanese student found dead in Alabama

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2019/11/17/2003726005
By Staff writer, with CNA, Los Angeles
Updated November 17, 2019

Summary
The body of Taiwanese exchange student Lai Chih-kai, who went missing in August, was found in a shed near Auburn University in the U.S. state of Alabama on Nov. 10. Auburn police confirmed the identity of the body as the 22-year-old Lai after an autopsy. Lai was a computer science student at the National Taipei University of Technology. After applying to be a foreign exchange student at Auburn University, Lai arrived at the school dormitories on Jul. 24. He last corresponded with his family member on Aug. 17. He was last seen on video surveillance at a restaurant close to campus on Aug. 18, but did not show up for the first day of classes next day. Police observed that Lai had left his cell phone and personal belongings in his dorm.

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The reason I chose this news is because the student in the article is the son of my uncle’s colleague. At first, I just saw this news on the Internet and regarded that it did not matter to me. I only hoped that the student could be found as soon as possible. Until last Friday, I heard from my uncle that his colleague will take two month’s leave to go to the United States. In the beginning, I thought that he is really nice that he is going to take his family for a vacation. But, I realized that I was wrong. The purpose of going to the United States is to dealing with something really sad and bad…… I never thought that this unfortunate and bad news could happen to someone I knew, but it did. I just hope that my uncle’s colleague and his wife can deal with this quietly and try to keep a low profile.

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