USF Doctoral Students Missing: Zamil & Nahida

0:00University of South Florida police and Hillsboro County deputies are searching for two missing doctoral students, both 27 years old. Zameel Lyman studies geography, environmental science, and policy. Nahida S. Bristy is in chemical engineering. They vanished on April 16th and cops need the public's help to find them. Lyman was last spotted around 9 a.m. at his place on Avalon Heights Boulevard in Tampa. That's an hour later, Bristy was seen at the NES building on campus at 121 USF Sweet Gum Lane. A family friend grew worried when neither answer calls and tipped off police right before 5 p.m. the next day, April 17th. Folks close to them are on edge, and the campus community is buzzing with concern. No coup yet on how or why they disappeared, or even if they knew each other or left together. Investigators are digging into every lead, but details stay slim for now. If you've seen or heard anything about Zameel or Nahida, hit up USF police or the sheriff's

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