The Aporia · 'We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day

The family of Dilan Shaan Ashar, a 22-year-old University of Maryland student, has issued an emotional appeal for help as searches continue into their fifth day since he went missing from campus on October 2. Surveillance footage shows Ashar leaving his residence at around 2 am and being last seen near the Terrapin Trail Garage at about 2:30 am that morning. Police have conducted extensive searches including drone and K-9 operations but have not found any trace of him. His family is urging anyone with information to contact the University of Maryland Police Department or submit anonymous tips through their website.

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The family of Dilan Shaan Ashar, a 22-year-old student at the University of Maryland in College Park, has issued an emotional appeal for help as authorities continue searching for him. He was last seen on surveillance footage at around 2:30 am on October 2, when he left the Terrapin Trail Garage on campus and then disappeared without his cellphone, wallet, or identification.

Ashar’s parents last heard from him at about 6 pm on October 1, and they became worried upon finding that he was not in his residence the following day. Police have been searching for Ashar since he went missing and used drones and K-9 units but found no sign of him. His family released a video message through the University of Maryland Police Department, pleading with students and community members to help find information about his whereabouts.

Police describe Ashar as 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds, wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants, and white shoes when he was last seen. The search for him has now entered its fifth day with no leads so far.

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His family said he does not have his cellphone, wallet or identification with him No sign of Ashar even after drone searcg, K-9 search Authorities have carried out multiple searches since Ashar was reported missing.

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'We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day · assertive framing

The family of 22-year-old University of Maryland student Dilan Shaan Ashar has made an emotional appeal for help as authorities continue searching for him, days after he disappeared from the university campus. asserted

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"Dilan, we love you so much and we hope you are safe. asserted

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We want you home," said his mother in the recorded video message released through the University of Maryland Police Department, urging students and members of the community to share his photographs and look for any information that could help locate him. uncertain

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Ashar was last seen on surveillance footage at around 2:30 am on October 2 at the Terrapin Trail Garage on the University of Maryland’s College Park campus. asserted

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Police said he had left his residence at about 2 am that morning. asserted

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His parents last communicated with him at around 6 pm on October 1. asserted

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They became concerned after they went to his residence the following day and found that he was not there. asserted

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Police have described Ashar as 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 185 pounds. asserted

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At the time he was last seen, he was wearing a black University of Maryland hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and white shoes. asserted

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Ashar → say → searches

On October 3, police used a drone to search wooded areas near the Terrapin Trail Garage and later conducted a K-9 search. asserted

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The following morning, nearly 50 first responders and nine dogs searched approximately 110 acres around the garage. asserted

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Police also used a drone to search the university golf course. asserted

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Officers have repeatedly checked parking garages, wooded areas, Lake Artemesia and nearby parks. asserted

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However, all searches conducted so far have failed to locate Ashar. asserted

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Police are continuing to review surveillance footage and have released images showing Ashar outside the Terrapin Trail Garage in the early hours of October 2. asserted

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Family asks public to check cameras Ashar’s family and police are asking people who live or work near the university to check security-camera footage from their homes, vehicles and businesses for anything that could help investigators establish where he went. uncertain

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Police are also urging people to share Ashar’s photographs and missing-person information on social media. asserted

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Anyone who may have information about Ashar’s whereabouts has been asked to contact the University of Maryland Police Department at 301-405-3555. uncertain

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Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the department’s website. asserted

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The case has been classified as a critical missing-person investigation. asserted

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Police said they will continue searching for Ashar and rechecking previously searched areas. asserted

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'We want you home’: Family of missing UMD student Dilan Ashar appeals for help as search enters 5th day

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