{
  "id": 12760274,
  "title": "Dilan Shaan Ashar update: Missing University of Maryland student found after massive search, reunited with family",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/dilan-shaan-ashar-update-missing-university-of-maryland-student-found",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T01:47:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/dilan-shaan-ashar-update-missing-university-of-maryland-student-found-after-massive-search-reunited-with-family-101791423775428.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dilan Shaan Ashar, a 22-year-old University of Maryland student, has been found safe after a massive search, and has been reunited with his family. The University of Maryland Police Department announced on Facebook that Ashar was last seen on surveillance video at the Terrapin Trail Garage on campus around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, October 2. Police utilized a drone and conducted patrols in the surrounding areas, covering approximately 110 acres of wooded land and nearby parks. Ashar was last seen walking across a bridge near the garage before disappearing. His mother, Binita Ashar, had previously appealed to the public for help, with her emotional video message urging anyone with information to come forward.",
  "summary": "Missing University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar has been found and reunited with his family, according to the University of Maryland Police Department.",
  "key_points": [
    "22-year-old University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar found safe",
    "Police used drone and conducted patrols in 110 acres wooded land",
    "Ashar reunited with family after massive search"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Inside the hourslong search for missing boy in Maryland: \"I got him!\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/inside-the-hourslong-search-for-missing-boy-in-maryland-i-got-him",
        "published": "2026-10-07T23:59:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}