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Texas hiker found dead in Great Smoky Mountains after going missing
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The New York Post, Fox News and Breitbart News report that Sahil Jilani, a 24-year-old from Houston, Texas, was found dead in Abrams Falls in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains three days after he went missing. The outlets say his car was found at the Abrams Falls parking lot on Wednesday, that his phone, keys and clothes were found near the waterfall, and that his body was recovered from the water on Thursday. His family, who announced the death through a GoFundMe page, believes he drowned after being caught in powerful hydraulic currents. The outlets say his cause of death has not yet been revealed.
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Sahil Jilani, 24, of Houston, Texas, was found dead in Abrams Falls in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains.
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Jilani was reported missing after going hours without checking in, and his location sharing stopped in an area without cell service.
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His car was found at the Abrams Falls parking lot on Wednesday, and his phone, keys and clothes were found near the waterfall.
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His body was recovered from the waterfall on Thursday.
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The family believes he drowned after being caught in powerful hydraulic currents, and his cause of death has not been revealed.
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All three outlets report that Texas hiker Sahil Jilani, 24, was found dead at a Great Smoky Mountains waterfall days after going missing, and that his family believes he drowned. Their coverage relies on the family’s GoFundMe statements and the cause of death has not been confirmed.
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Headlines state the death plainly; only Fox News attributes the drowning theory to the family, and Far Right Breitbart puts the waterfall setting in its headline.
Hiker found dead after going missing in Great Smoky Mountains
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3 outletsLeads with
- the family’s account of drowning
- the waterfall setting
- the hours without contact
- the family’s GoFundMe appeal
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- Breitbart NewsFar Right
24-Year-Old Hiker Found Dead After Going Missing Near Great Smoky Mountains Waterfall
A 24-year-old hiker was found dead in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains three days after going missing.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Texas hiker found dead after going missing in Great Smoky Mountains, family says
Sahil Jilani's phone, keys, and clothes were found near Abrams Falls before dive teams recovered his body in Tennessee's Great Smoky Mountains.
- New York PostRight
Hiker found dead after going missing in Great Smoky Mountains
A hiker was found dead three days after going missing while exploring the Great Smoky Mountains – and his family fears he drowned in a waterfall.
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New York Post, Oct 12, 11:45 AM EDT
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- Fox NewsFar RightOct 12, 3:08 PM EDT
- Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 13, 8:10 PM EDT
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