LIBERIA, Costa Rica, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The mother of a missing Chicago doctoral student says the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica should help in the search for her son.
Luda Gimelfarb said that although she approached embassy officials about her son. 28-year-old David Gimelfarb, the embassy had not yet joined a search for the psychology student in Costa Rica's Guanacaste province, the Chicago Tribune said Monday.
Embassy officials had no comment.
David Gimelfarb has been missing since Tuesday, leading to a search of the province's Rincon de la Vieja national park where he had been hiking.
After the student's family became concerned about him, park rangers located Gimelfarb's vehicle in a parking lot.
Gimelfarb's mother expressed confidence her son would have been able to survive in the remote 35,000-acre park.
"I am just praying for him," she told the Tribune. "He's an experienced hiker. He's not a professional, but he's experienced enough to take care of himself. All I can do is hope for a safe return."
