California Woman Vanishes During Yoga Retreat in Guatemala, Search Hampered by Uncooperative Witnesses

Nancy Ng, a 29-year-old school district employee from Monterey Park, vanished while on her second annual trip to Lake Atitlan; the search, led by hired teams and Guatemalan authorities with aid from the FBI, has been hampered by key witnesses who have returned to the United States and withheld information.

• Nancy Ng, a 29-year-old Californian woman, disappeared mysteriously on October 19th during her second annual trip to a yoga retreat at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala.
• Ng's family learned of her disappearance through a phone call from the retreat organizer and initiated a search effort alongside local authorities, private rescue teams, the FBI, and the State Department.
• The search, so far, has extended over 95% of Lake Atitlan's area, utilizing resources such as divers, drones, and boats. However, the Guatemalan navy abandoned its search after 72 hours.
• Although a private rescue team has been hired and multiple U.S. agencies are involved, the investigation has been hindered by uncooperative witnesses, with some having already returned to the United States.
• The disappearance is now treated as a potential criminal investigation due to lack of forthcoming information from witnesses present at the time of Ng's last seen. Due to lack of vital information, the search is now subject to authorities' investigation.

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