Missing American Travis Timmerman's recovery in Syria a 'Christmas miracle,' loved ones say
Family and friends of the Missouri man who had been imprisoned in Syria after he said he crossed into the country on a "pilgrimage" to Damascus hailed his unexpected recovery as a "Christmas miracle" Thursday after about seven months with no contact.
Who Is Travis Timmerman? Man Found In Syria After Monthslong Imprisonment Claims To Be Missing American.
A man freed from a Syrian prison on Thursday after monthslong imprisonment identified himself as Travis Timmerman, an American reported missing by law enforcement earlier this year after traveling to Hungary.
American Travis Timmerman found in Syria prison months after going missing
The Missouri man, who was reported missing by Hungarian police in an alert published in June, appears to have been freed along with thousands of other detainees who have been emerging from Syria's jails following the toppling of the country's longtime dictator President Bashar Assad earlier this month.
Missing American Travis Timmerman found wandering barefoot outside Damascus
The 29-year-old said he was detained earlier this year after crossing into Syria on foot from Lebanon and held in prison until the fall of Assad. Timmerman's family called it a "Christmas miracle."
Man identifying himself as American Travis Timmerman found in Syria after being freed from prison
A man identifying himself as Missourian Travis Timmerman tells CBS News he was liberated from a Syrian prison upon dictator Bashar al-Assad's ouster.
American Travis Timmerman Found in Syria After Months Missing
An American called Travis Timmerman who claims to have entered Syria on foot is now free after spending seven months in detention.
American Travis Timmerman found in Damascus after being freed from Syrian prison
Travis Timmerman, a missing American from Missouri, was freed from a Syrian prison and found Thursday outside of Damascus trying to make his way out of the country on foot.
American who says he crossed into Syria by foot is free after 7 months in detention
An American who turned up in Syria says he was detained after crossing into the country by foot on a Christian pilgrimage seven months ago
Missing American Travis Timmerman found in Syria after spending months locked up in prison
A scruffy, bearded man who identified himself as missing Missouri resident Travis Timmerman was found in Syria Thursday — and said he was imprisoned after traveling to the country “for spiritual purposes.
Missing American found in Syria following prison release
The 29-year-old from Missouri told CBS News that he was freed from a Syrian prison on Monday after being detained seven months ago for entering the country without permission.
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