US believes circulating video from Syria could show missing American, officials say

A video circulating online whitethorn amusement American who went missing successful Hungary.

The U.S. believes an idiosyncratic seen successful a video circulating online could beryllium Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier successful the year, 2 officials acquainted with the substance told ABC News.

Officials said they were seeking to supply enactment to the person, who doesn't talk successful the abbreviated video and is seen lying connected a mattress connected the floor.

Timmerman, 29, has been missing since June 2, 2024, the day of his past contact, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.

It wasn't instantly wide erstwhile and wherever the circulating video was taken, but the idiosyncratic speaking successful Arabic to the camera identifies the antheral arsenic an American, according to a translation. The talker was identified arsenic a Syrian local.

Police successful Budapest, the Hungarian capital, published a connection successful August seeking accusation astir Timmerman, whom they said was missing.

"According to disposable data, the 29-year-old antheral was past seen astatine a religion successful District II, and has since near for an chartless location, with nary motion of life," constabulary said, according to a translation.

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ABC News' Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.