Austin Tice's mother says discovery of missing American found in Syria feels like a 'rehearsal' for when he is found
Debra Tice, the mother of journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since he was detained in Syria in 2012, said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that seeing another missing American, Travis Timmerman, being found in Damascus was "almost like having a rehearsal ... of what it’s going to really feel like when it is Austin walking free."
Debra Tice, the mother of journalist Austin Tice, who has been missing since he was detained in Syria in 2012, said Sunday on NBC News' "Meet the Press" that seeing another missing American, Travis Timmerman, being found in Damascus was "almost like having a rehearsal ... of what it’s going to really feel like when it is Austin walking free."
Despite initial reports Wednesday that the American found in Damascus might be Austin Tice, Debra Tice said, she knew instantly it wasn't her son.
"My oldest daughter came into my room at 4:25 and said: 'Mom, you know, we have this video. You need to look at it. We don't think it's Austin, but a lot of people think it's Austin, so we want you to look and see if it's Austin,'" she recalled.
She added, "I took a glance, and I said, 'No, that is not Austin.'"
She described the number of people who reached out to the family that day with congratulatory messages, believing Timmerman was Austin Tice.
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