USF Students Missing: Search Expands

0:00It's April 23rd. This is Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI, two University of South Florida graduate students, 27-year-old Nehita Bristie and Zameel Limon, both from Bangladesh, vanished a week ago on. April 16th, Bristie studies chemical engineering while Lyman pursues a doctorate in geography, environmental science, and policy. Their friends, likely together, and this isn't their normal routine as dedicated scholars. Lyman was last spotted around 9 a.m. at his home on Avalon Heights Boulevard. Bristie was seen about an hour later at the NES building on the USF Tampa campus. A family friend alerted campus police just before 5 p.m. the next day when calls went unanswered. Their phones have been off ever since. Family back home feels the weight hard. Bristie's brother says she spoke to their parents that morning about classes and grocery plans, chatting twice daily like clockwork. Now, silence hits different, especially with her first grad school year wrapping up in a July trip home planned. They just won her

1:04safe. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's office now leaves the hunt, expanding to Pinellas County too. Detectives call on the public for tips since leaves are thin. Pinellas forensics even pitched in a clear waters request, but details stay tight. Search teens push on amid unanswered questions, hoping these bright minds turn up soon. Stay vigilant if you spot anything.