5 Vietnamese students mysteriously disappeared in Australia, local authorities intervene

5 du học sinh Việt mất tích bí ẩn tại Úc, chính quyền sở tại vào cuộc- Ảnh 1. — Portrait of Sunnie Nguyen, the female student said to have mysteriously disappeared in Australia

According to information from Australia's 7News , five Vietnamese exchange students who came to study at Hamilton High School (Adelaide City) on an exchange program have "disappeared without a trace" at different times, with one of them having been uncontactable for more than four weeks.

Sunnie Nguyen (17 years old) is the latest case in the mysterious disappearance of Vietnamese international students, after she failed to return to her host family home in South Plympton on January 8. The student’s phone has been disconnected and her social media accounts have been deleted.

"I hope if she hears this, she'll call and let me know she's okay," May Zervaas, Sunnie Nguyen's landlord, told a local television station. According to Ms. Zervaas, the student is happy living in Adelaide and has no reason to run away or hide because her visa is still valid for the next three years.

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It's summer break for Australian schools. "So I hope this is just a case of 17-year-olds wanting to get together and go somewhere without telling anyone," said Lien Nguyen-Navas, spokeswoman for the Vietnamese Women's Association in Australia.

Responding to the Daily Telegraph , an Australian police spokesman informed that the guardian families reported the Vietnamese teenagers missing in December 2023 and January 2024. "All current lines of investigation suggest that some of the children may have gone to other states and are still there. There is also no information to suggest that they are in danger," the spokesman said.

Australian authorities announced on January 11 that one of the missing Vietnamese students had been found. However, there is still no news about four other missing students. "We are working with the federal police to continue locating them," a police spokesman added.

Australian police are also appealing for anyone with information to come forward and assist with the investigation.

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