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| Dutch girl found safe in Antilles | Dutch girl found safe in Antilles |
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| A Dutch teenager barred from sailing solo around the world because of her age has been found on a Caribbean island after disappearing, police say. | |
| Laura Dekker, 14, is in police custody on the Dutch Antilles island of St Maarten, three days after relatives in the Netherlands reported her missing. | |
| A Dutch police spokesman said the girl had been found "safe and sound". | A Dutch police spokesman said the girl had been found "safe and sound". |
| Miss Dekker has been under supervision since a court blocked her bid to be the youngest person to sail the globe solo. | |
| When did she leave the Netherlands? Why? How did she get to St Maarten? Did somebody help her and was she alone? Bernhard Jens police spokesman | When did she leave the Netherlands? Why? How did she get to St Maarten? Did somebody help her and was she alone? Bernhard Jens police spokesman |
| Police said earlier they did not suspect any crime had been committed. | Police said earlier they did not suspect any crime had been committed. |
| The court order in the city of Utrecht placed Miss Dekker under state supervision, while living with her father, until the end of her school year in July 2010. | The court order in the city of Utrecht placed Miss Dekker under state supervision, while living with her father, until the end of her school year in July 2010. |
| After she vanished on Friday, her boat was found moored at its berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own. | After she vanished on Friday, her boat was found moored at its berth and she appears to have left her father's home on her own. |
| An unconfirmed Dutch newspaper report said she had withdrawn 3,500 euros ($5,000) from her bank account. | An unconfirmed Dutch newspaper report said she had withdrawn 3,500 euros ($5,000) from her bank account. |
| Questions | Questions |
| Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens said the girl had been recognised by a woman living on the island who had been alerted to her disappearance by media coverage. | Utrecht police spokesman Bernhard Jens said the girl had been recognised by a woman living on the island who had been alerted to her disappearance by media coverage. |
| "We have lots more questions," he told AFP news agency. | "We have lots more questions," he told AFP news agency. |
| "When did she leave the Netherlands? Why? How did she get to St Maarten? Did somebody help her and was she alone?" | "When did she leave the Netherlands? Why? How did she get to St Maarten? Did somebody help her and was she alone?" |
| At the time of the much-publicised court ruling in October, Miss Dekker's spokeswoman said she was disappointed but that the teenager could still set the record if she were to sail next year. | At the time of the much-publicised court ruling in October, Miss Dekker's spokeswoman said she was disappointed but that the teenager could still set the record if she were to sail next year. |
| Miss Dekker is a seasoned sailor who was born on a yacht off the coast of New Zealand during a seven-year world trip. | Miss Dekker is a seasoned sailor who was born on a yacht off the coast of New Zealand during a seven-year world trip. |
| She had a yacht by the age of six and began sailing solo when she was 10. | She had a yacht by the age of six and began sailing solo when she was 10. |
| Her father, Dick Dekker, supports her attempt at the record, while her mother has expressed some concerns. | Her father, Dick Dekker, supports her attempt at the record, while her mother has expressed some concerns. |
| Miss Dekker had planned to spend about two years aboard her 8-m (26-ft) boat, Guppy, to break the record set in August by a 17-year-old UK boy. | Miss Dekker had planned to spend about two years aboard her 8-m (26-ft) boat, Guppy, to break the record set in August by a 17-year-old UK boy. |
| Mike Perham tackled 50ft waves, gale force winds and technical problems during the 45,000-km (28,000-mile) circumnavigation, which took him nine months. | Mike Perham tackled 50ft waves, gale force winds and technical problems during the 45,000-km (28,000-mile) circumnavigation, which took him nine months. |