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RNZ News
4 days ago
- RNZ News
No immediate safety concerns for missing Will Johnson
Will Johnson who has not been heard from for a week. Photo: Supplied Private investigators trying to find a US aviation student missing for more than a week now say they have no immediate safety concerns for him. Massey University student William Henry Johnson, known as Will, was last seen in Palmerston North between 30 May and 1 June. The 24-year-old's last communication with family was on 5 June and he had not responded to any attempts to contact him since. His parents hired private investigators to find him, and early on Wednesday afternoon Mike Gillam, of The Investigators New Zealand, issued an update on the search efforts. "Following extensive investigations and recent developments, we now have no immediate concerns for William's physical safety or wellbeing," he said. "While we cannot release specific details at this time, information received during the investigation indicates that William appears to be safe." Gillam said the investigation remained active and The Investigators New Zealand were still working with police. Earlier on Wednesday he told RNZ investigators had received information that potentially confirmed a sighting of Johnson in the central North Island. "We do want to hear from anyone with information that could be beneficial," he said. "A lot of the time is spent filtering through and sorting what may be a priority and what may be historic and not of interest to our timeline. "Certainly, we've appreciated the public outreach and there are a number of lines of inquiry that we're looking into." Johnson's mother was arriving in New Zealand from Seattle this morning. William Henry Johnson. Photo: Supplied Johnson was last seen in the Takaro area of Palmerston North. Gillam said his disappearance was "really traumatising" for his family, who were distraught. His company had three investigators working on the matter full time. On Tuesday, Gillam said it was out of character for Johnson not to have contact with his family for such a period of time. Johnson was known to make off-the-cuff trips to Auckland. Police have said they received a missing person report on 9 June. "Police have made a number of various area inquiries in possible locations of interest in the Palmerston North area," a spokeswoman said on Wednesday. "We would encourage William, or anyone who knows his whereabouts, to get in touch with police to confirm he is safe." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Garden City residents share concerns over children jumping trains
GARDEN CITY, Ga. (WSAV) — Concern is growing among Garden City residents after a video of local kids crossing over a stopped train surfaced online, sparking a conversation about the trains' persistent presence. The video was originally posted to Nextdoor, a social media app where people can share information about what's going on in their neighborhoods. It showed children hopping over a train on tracks that cross Augusta Road/Highway 21 in Garden City. 'It's everybody. Not only kids, adults, everybody,' William Johnson, a longtime resident near the railroad crossing, said. 'If they park this train back here and you walk up to it and it's just sitting there, sometimes overnight, you can't afford to walk all the way around and come back. Yeah, people jump on it.' Some consider the train issue more pressing because there is a school just up the road, many kids left with no choice but to cross the tracks to get home or get off the bus. 'Especially when the kids get out of school because the traffic is already backed up as it is,' Tamika Hayes, whose family lives in the neighborhood right next to the railroad crossing, said. 'Then, you've got people trying to come out of the neighborhood, and then the train on the tracks. It's a lot.' Neighbors said the train is often parked at the Augusta Rd crossing during school hours. 'There's no set times. It comes, it goes, it comes,' Johnson said. There are no train ordinances in Garden City, which means trains don't have to abide by local regulations for where they can be and when. The Garden City Police Department said they have seen the video and will be monitoring the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
