From the AP:
A retired Minnesota man and his wife are among more than a dozen people unaccounted for after a cruise ship hit a reef and capsized off the west coast of Italy, their family said in a statement Monday.
Jerry Heil, 69, and his wife Barbara, 70, of White Bear Lake, a St. Paul suburb, have not been seen since the Costa Concordia ran aground off near Tuscany on Friday night, the Heil family said.
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"We are waiting patiently for the rescuers to safely try to find our parents," the Heil family said in the statement. "Our prayers and thoughts are with our parents; those others that are still missing and their families; and the brave rescuers. We are working closely with the U.S. Embassy in Italy and are confident that everything is being done to find our parents."
The statement said the family would have no further comment until they have new information from authorities.
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"They raised four kids and sent them all to private school, elementary to college, so they never had any money," Sarah Heil said. "So when they retired, they went traveling. And this was to be a big deal - a 16-day trip. They were really excited about it."
Just horrific stuff... pray for the missing and their families.
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