Missing Student's Family Pinning Hopes On
One Man's Story
By Steve Miller
CHICAGO (WBBM) -- The family and friends of
a Chicago man missing in Costa Rica since
August 11 are pinning their hopes on the
story of a man who says he's seen him.
It's understandable, says David Gimelfarb's
friend Christine Shaw. Understandable how
people might think a Costa Rican farmer who
says he's seen David twice might be mistaken
- or making the story up.
After all, Shaw says, David Gimelfarb has
been missing for 40 days now.
"But you just can't give up hope. This is
the first kind of real sighting of David or
any kind of information that we've gotten."
Shaw says the Costa Rican farmer identified
Gimelfarb as short.
"He was right on about that. And also he
said David wasn't wearing his glasses,
which, for many people that know David, he
doesn't wear his glasses very often. So it
was pretty convincing."
Shaw says the farmer says Gimelfarb ran away
from him.
"The logical explanation for this, which is
physiologically possible, is that he has had
some sort of head trauma or his body
chemistry is not operating properly due to
lack of nutrition or he has gotten some kind
of infection."
Shaw says she and Gimelfarb's parents are
hoping someone will help supply a dog team
that can follow the trail.
Shaw says she has hope. And she says she
knows many people will believe it's false
hope.
But, she says, she just can't give up.
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