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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

UI student goes missing, last seen in Brooklyn, Iowa

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A missing poster shared on Facebook of Mollie Tibbetts. (Polly Klass Search Center)

The search continues for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts.

The 20-year-old was last seen in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July 18. She went missing in Grinnell, Iowa.

The Poweshiek County Sheriff’s Office said her disappearance is “out of the ordinary,” hence the wide search. Search teams covered the ground and air in Brooklyn on July 20.

If you have any information on Tibbetts, contact the Poweshiek County Sheirff’s Office at 641-623-5679.

​— Gage Miskimen

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