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| The belongings of a Australian man who went missing from Rio de Janeiro’s main airport more than a week ago have been found. | The belongings of a Australian man who went missing from Rio de Janeiro’s main airport more than a week ago have been found. |
| Rye Hunt, 25, disappeared from Galeao international airport on 21 May, after arranging to meet his travelling companion again in 30 minutes, his family said in a statement on Sunday. | Rye Hunt, 25, disappeared from Galeao international airport on 21 May, after arranging to meet his travelling companion again in 30 minutes, his family said in a statement on Sunday. |
| Hunt, a miner from Hobart, Tasmania, left the airport alone in a taxi and has not been seen since. | Hunt, a miner from Hobart, Tasmania, left the airport alone in a taxi and has not been seen since. |
| Some of Hunt’s personal effects have been found in Rio de Janeiro but their location has not been released, his family said. | Some of Hunt’s personal effects have been found in Rio de Janeiro but their location has not been released, his family said. |
| Reports said Hunt’s bank account had not been touched and he had not contacted his girlfriend, who he had been talking to daily, since going missing. | Reports said Hunt’s bank account had not been touched and he had not contacted his girlfriend, who he had been talking to daily, since going missing. |
| Before disappearing he reportedly had an argument with his travelling companion, Mitch Sheppard. | Before disappearing he reportedly had an argument with his travelling companion, Mitch Sheppard. |
| His family had filed a missing persons report with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian embassy. | His family had filed a missing persons report with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Australian embassy. |
| Hunt’s uncle and girlfriend were due to fly to Rio de Janerio this week to join the search. | Hunt’s uncle and girlfriend were due to fly to Rio de Janerio this week to join the search. |
| “Receiving information today has given us, sort of, renewed hope,” Hunt’s sister Romany Brodribb told ABC radio on Sunday. “It better informs where the search will progress to from here.” | |
| Australian Associated Press contributed to this report | Australian Associated Press contributed to this report |