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20 Dec 2009, 8:48 am

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Dutch teen who sought solo sailing trip disappears
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Dutch police say teenage sailor Laura Dekker, who made headlines when she went to court to fight for the right to sail solo around the world, has been missing since Friday.

Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens says the 14-year-old's boat is still moored at its usual berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own. Police have alerted neighboring countries to monitor airports.

Jens told The Associated Press on Sunday, "We do not believe this is a crime."

However, he says authorities are concerned for Dekker's health.

Utrecht District Court refused to let Dekker set sail and placed her under the supervision of child care authorities.


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20 Dec 2009, 5:42 pm

I've just heard on Dutch TV that they've found her alive and well on the Dutch Antilles island of St Maarten. How the h*ck can a 14 year old take an airplane just like that?



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20 Dec 2009, 5:51 pm

Why the heck did they refuse her?(sorry my Internets been gone and i missed that for some reason)

How did she get out if she was supposedly being watched?



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20 Dec 2009, 7:26 pm

They took her into custody to have her tested to make sure she was capable of spending them much time alone (especially with all the work she had to do in order to make it), and while she was there, her mother decided that she didn't support the attempt (that her daughter was too young). Considering the girl was then 13 (now 14), the mother's opinion is pretty important. And I'm pretty sure they released her back to the custody of her parents after that.

Here's a link to an article about her being found.


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25 Dec 2009, 10:39 pm

When I read this, I automatically thought of Amelia Earhart.