Local PsyD Student Still Missing In Costa Rica

By Kate Gardiner in News on Aug 26, 2009 5:20PM

A doctoral student from Chicago's Adler School of Professional Psychology is still missing, despite the efforts of the US government, a private company specializing in rescues and 280 other volunteers and police. The Red Cross is supervising the effort. Daniel Gimelfarb, 28, has been missing in a Costa Rican national park since Aug. 11. His parents arrived Aug. 13 to lead the rescue mission. According to the Sun-Times, Gimelfarb spoke fluent Spanish and was in good physical condition when he left.

In Chicago, friends and family created a Facebook group to help coordinate search efforts for the man; more than 1800 people have joined the group.