4 People Found Alive in Recorded Footage

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4 People Found Alive in Recorded Footage    #MissingPersons #UnsolvedMysteries #SurvivorFootage #CaughtOnCamera #VanishedThenFound

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00:00On May 8th, 2021, a woman named Malie Perales was driving down the Packer Drive Northeast Road

00:06alongside the Rogue River in Belmont, Michigan. She and her two roommates were on their way back

00:11after a night out, and they were all in a cheerful mood. However, their smiles quickly vanished as

00:16they stumbled onto a horrifying scene. At around 2.30am, while driving near the Rogue Hollow Court,

00:22one of the passengers spotted a strange figure lurking by the side of the road.

00:26This encounter was extremely terrifying, but it also sparked the group's curiosity,

00:32and after some deliberation, they decided to turn around, and this is what they then came across.

00:46They saw what looked like a young woman drenched from head to toe as if she had just crawled out

00:51of the nearby river. She also looked like she was crying, banging her head on the road and waving

00:56for help. Malie posted the video of this encounter on TikTok, and it instantly went viral, leading

01:01people to come up with all sorts of far-fetched theories about ghosts, spirits, etc. However,

01:07as wild as the theories got, Malie later posted several videos shutting them down and revealing

01:11what really happened. According to her, they kept circling back and driving past the disturbed

01:16woman several times after recording the first video to make sure she was okay. While none of

01:21them had the nerve to get out of the car and approach her, they did call the cops and waited

01:24nearby until help arrived. The woman was then taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated for cold

01:29exposure. As it turns out, she somehow fell into the Rogue River from the east side and swam across

01:35the road.

01:36She had to have come up out of the water. Yup, there's a dig spot there. So she came up from

01:48down there. That had to have been why she was so wet. This was the spot that she had left. I don't know why or what was going

02:01on. After regaining some composure, she also revealed that the woman was from Kalamazoo,

02:08a town that's over 60 miles from where she was found. However, she had no recollection of how

02:13she got to Belmont and fell on a river so far away from home. From what we know, she was most likely

02:18experiencing a severe mental break, where her memory gap was caused by a rare condition known as fugue state,

02:24something we covered in our previous video on the most disturbing mental disorders. For those who don't

02:29know, a fugue state is a rare condition where a person suddenly loses their memory and starts

02:33acting like someone else. They might wander off, travel long distances, or do things completely

02:38out of character without realizing anything is wrong. It's usually triggered by extreme stress

02:43or trauma, and once it's over, the person often has no memory of what happened. And while this

02:47condition is quite rare, all the signs suggest that's exactly what happened to this mysterious woman

02:53from Kalamazoo, especially since the authorities later found her car parked behind a random house just

02:58east of the river. She likely drove to that neighborhood on her own, but had zero memory

03:02of doing so, which fits perfectly with the known symptoms of fugue state. Malie also shared her

03:07video in a local Facebook group, hoping to find more answers about what went down. Unfortunately,

03:12the responses she received weren't as helpful as she'd hoped, since most people in the neighborhood

03:16believed the screaming and noises were just the sounds of a wild animal, like a coyote. But there

03:20were a few responses that deepened the mystery. Like this one person who remembered meeting her

03:25earlier that same night, stating, saw this person between Van Dam and Packer Woods around 10-15pm

03:31Friday. Asked her if she needed help, to which he responded no. Another person also mentioned

03:36hearing about a woman walking into his neighbor's house, yelling hello three times and then leaving

03:42on her own. And while this added further evidence supporting the fugue state theory, these responses

03:46still left a key question unanswered. Who was she? Malie tried to contact both the police and the

03:53hospital for answers, but despite her insistence, both the police officers and the hospital staff

03:57refused to reveal her real name. That said, we still have enough information to make an educated

04:02guess. Based on everything I could uncover, the mysterious woman in this unsettling video was most

04:07likely Mei Zhou. She was a 28-year-old Chinese woman who went missing from Kalamazoo on May 6,

04:132021. Before her disappearance, she told her friends that she felt like she was being followed by a

04:18stalker she met online. Unfortunately, these are the only details about her case that were made public.

04:24I couldn't find any clear answers on whether the stalker was real or if she was just overwhelmed by

04:28paranoia. In either case, the constant fear and stress of feeling watched likely drove her to slip

04:33into some variation of the fugue state we discussed earlier. Hopefully, she received the mental help she

04:38desperately needed and is now in a better mental state than she once was.

04:42Tracking down a missing person can be an extremely daunting task, but tracking down a person's personal

04:51information often isn't. For example, just by knowing your name and the town or city you live in,

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06:15if any of your personal data is exposed. In June of 2024, streamer Lacey and his friend Clix were doing

06:25an IRL live stream in Miami, Florida. The two were simply going around town and having fun. What they

06:31didn't realize was that this stream would end up saving someone's life. It happened a few hours

06:36into the stream when they sat down at the Starlight Hotel Cafe for lunch. As they waited to order,

06:41a guy walked up to their table wearing nothing but neon green shorts. Lacey and Clix initially assumed

06:47he was just another fan eager to talk to his favorite streamers, a pretty typical scenario for

06:52popular IRL streamers. But something about this young man didn't sit right. He was trying to keep a

06:57conversation going, but his words were slurred and nothing he said really made sense.

07:01Hey, are you sparting bro? Are you sparting? Yo, you good bro? Yo, what?

07:07The streamers figured he was either drunk or on some kind of drugs. For content, they started poking

07:12fun at him a bit before shifting their focus back to their stream. But the guy continued to linger

07:17around, acting very odd and saying unintelligible sentences for the next half hour or so before

07:22finally leaving them for good. The streamers simply labeled it as an odd interaction from someone

07:27under the influence of something or another and continued on with their stream. Lacey later

07:32uploaded an edited down version of this stream on his YouTube channel. And that's when he got an

07:36email that made him realize the significance of what they had just caught on camera. Two days after

07:41this video went up, Lacey received an email from a man named Trent claiming to be the brother of the

07:46guy seen in green shorts. It read,

07:49Hello, my name is Trent Coleman and my missing little brother from Michigan was on Clix and Lacey's

07:54Dream in Miami. He was wearing green shorts and they were making fun of him. He is not on drugs,

08:00he is schizophrenic, and he is 17 years old. If someone can contact me about this, I would be so

08:05thankful. He has been missing for three months and his case was put on homicide in Michigan.

08:10In most cases, emails like these are just trolls trying to mess with creators. However, after some

08:15research, Lacey discovered that Trent was actually telling the truth and posted this new development on

08:20Twitter, stating,

08:21Three months ago, a 17-year-old kid went missing and was put on homicide. Yesterday on stream,

08:27he came up to me and Clix and now his family knows he is alive and in Miami. I wasn't sure if I should

08:32make this public, but I'm hoping somehow this helps him be found for his family.

08:36In a reply to his tweet, Lacey also attached an article that provided additional details about the

08:41case. Apparently, the teenager's name was Troy Coleman and he had been missing from his home in

08:46Michigan since May of 2024. According to the article, Troy was last seen in Mount Morris Township

08:52around 9.30am on May 17th. In the three months since his disappearance, he had somehow traveled

08:57from Michigan all the way to Miami with no medication, no money, and no clear explanation

09:03of how he got there. This was extremely concerning considering Troy's lack of vital medication for his

09:08schizophrenia was known to cause serious hallucinations. His sudden reappearance only deepened

09:13the mystery. With no leads and no logical explanation, Michigan police were left so

09:18baffled that they even began investigating his case as a potential homicide. So, the fact that

09:24Troy randomly appeared on Lacey and Clix's stream and his brother just so happened to be watching that

09:29stream was nothing short of a miracle. But somehow, the coincidences keep piling up and what

09:35happened next made the whole situation even stranger. While Troy was still on stream, another young

09:40fan approached the two streamers and tried to strike up a conversation. However, before he could even

09:45introduce himself, Troy interrupted them again and started saying something to the younger fan.

09:49He was still talking incoherently, which made the streamers even more uncomfortable and confused

09:53about his intentions. During this time, he also gave the younger fan the styrofoam cup he was holding.

09:59The young boy quickly took a sip of whatever was in the cup and walked away. Lacey's cameraman noticed

10:04the exchange and immediately pointed it out to the streamer. By now, they were convinced that Troy was

10:09on drugs, and that raised a serious concern. Had he just given the kid something laced? Not wanting

10:15to ignore it, Lacey decided to confront Troy, asking him directly what was in the cup. But to their

10:20surprise, Troy's answer was a lot more coherent than expected. He simply stated that it was just a

10:25soft drink from Beacon Hotel. This coincidental interaction gave authorities the crucial lead

10:44they needed. Troy was, in fact, staying at the very hotel he had mentioned. From there, it didn't take

10:49long for investigators to track down Troy and reunite him with his family, who were overjoyed to have him

10:54back. In a later interview with People.com, Troy's father, Weston Coleman, shared even more

10:59heartbreaking details of what Troy went through. According to him, Troy actually wanted to visit

11:03Florida to find and meet celebrities. He did his research online and saved up as much money as he

11:08could before setting off. Troy made it to Atlanta by bus, but that's where things took a turn for the

11:14worst. During his stay in Atlanta, he was robbed of everything he had. Left with nothing, he traveled the

11:19rest of the way to Miami completely broke. Despite the hardship, his family was ultimately

11:24glad that he was still alive and well, with his father stating,

11:27I'm just glad he's alive at this point and now can't believe we found him. We all feel a lot better and

11:31we thank everybody. From what I can find, that Troy's been living with his family in Michigan ever since

11:36and has managed to stay out of any more trouble.

11:42On August 3, 2013, 40-year-old James DiMaggio invited family friend Christina Anderson and her two

11:49kids, 8-year-old Ethan and 16-year-old Hannah over to his home in Boulevard, California. He claimed it

11:55was just a farewell visit before moving to Texas. And this wasn't anything unusual. James had been a

12:01close friend with both Christina and her husband Brett for quite some time and was like an uncle to

12:05the kids. And since Brett was away for a three-month job in Tennessee, James helped the family regularly

12:11with things like driving Hannah to and from her gymnastics class. However, what seemed like an innocent

12:16invitation quickly turned into a horrifying nightmare. It started on August 4 when the

12:21children's grandparents called the police and reported the family as missing after not hearing

12:25from Christina all day. They also informed the police about the family's plan to visit James.

12:30However, when investigators reached James' home, it was already engulfed in flames.

12:35Firefighters rushed to the scene and suppressed the fire. Unfortunately, they were too late.

12:40Inside the burnt house, they discovered the bodies of Christina Anderson, her son Ethan,

12:45and even the family dog. And while this could have been nothing more than a tragic accident,

12:49the reality was far more cruel. Later autopsy discovered severe injuries on Christina.

12:55These included signs of plastic cable ties around her ankle and arms, duct tape marks around her

13:00neck and mouth, multiple fractures in her right arm and both legs, a cut on her neck, and signs of at

13:05least 12 heavy strikes to the head. Her 8-year-old son Ethan also had multiple fractures throughout his

13:11body. However, despite the horrific scene, there were no signs of James or Hannah anywhere near

13:16the house. It didn't take long for investigators to connect the dots and realize that James DiMaggio

13:21was the mastermind behind this horrific crime. It also became clear that he had orchestrated the

13:26murders not just out of violence, but with the intent to kidnap Hannah. His actions were calculated

13:31and driven by some twisted obsession as he took her from everything she had in her life.

13:35After learning about this, the police quickly issued a statewide Amber Alert in hopes of getting any

13:40information regarding James and missing Hannah's whereabouts. In the meantime, investigators also

13:45discovered security footage of James passing through the Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley

13:49at around 10pm. This also prompted them to launch a massive manhunt spanning the entire Pacific coast

13:55from British Columbia to Baja, California. However, despite the massive effort and the hundreds of

14:01manhours put into the search, the manhunt turned up empty. Every lead seemed to result in a dead end,

14:06and the odds of successfully rescuing Hannah started to dwindle with every passing day.

14:10Things looked bleak. That is, until three days later when two horseback riders spotted a man

14:15and a girl while trekking through the remote wilderness of Cascade, Idaho. They had seen the

14:20broadcast of Hannah's disappearance on TV and instantly recognized the young girl and her captor.

14:25They reported the sighting to authorities who instantly began investigating the area,

14:29and soon after they found James' car with its plates removed to avoid detection.

14:32However, it still took them three more days to track down the campsite James was hiding in.

14:38The FBI had set up a jet with a sophisticated long-range camera recording from thousands of

14:42feet above, which is what you're seeing now. This footage confirmed they had found the missing

14:47Hannah. On the 10th of August, the FBI took it upon itself to rescue Hannah and mobilized a tactical

14:52team for the mission. They kept eyes on James for some time, looking for the right moment to attack.

14:58However, he was sticking close to Hannah, which made it near impossible for the rescue team to make

15:02their move. Fortunately, after some time, James moved away to gather some firewood. And while he

15:08was completely oblivious, Hannah actually spotted a rescue helicopter and started waving for help.

15:13This was the perfect opportunity, and the FBI didn't let it go to waste. They quickly moved in

15:17and carried Hannah to safety. After noticing the rescue mission, James took out one of the guns he

15:22had with him and fired at an officer. The rescue team then returned fire, resulting in him getting shot

15:28six times in the head, arms, and upper torso. Hannah was finally safe. And while this was one of the

15:34most terrifying experiences a teenage girl can have, Hannah has managed to completely bounce back.

15:39She is now 27 years old and is happily living with her husband and one-year-old son in Vancouver, Canada.

15:45On the 27th of May, 2013, at around 4pm, 73-year-old Robert McDonough disappeared from his home in

15:55Portland, Maine. Now, an elderly person going missing is extremely stressful on its own. However,

16:01what made Robert's situation even more dire was the fact that he was also suffering from dementia.

16:06For those who don't know, dementia is a mental condition which makes it difficult to remember

16:09things, think clearly, or even recognize familiar faces. People with dementia can forget everything

16:15from their own names to the faces of loved ones, leaving them confused about where they are or how

16:20they got there. This can also extend to forgetting where they live. For someone with dementia, wandering

16:25outside can quickly turn from a harmless mistake to a life-threatening situation. A person with memory

16:31loss isn't just lost in terms of direction, they're lost in terms of identity and awareness. They forget how

16:36to care for themselves, how to recognize danger, and how to make decisions in an increasingly hostile

16:41world. These conditions could prove to be lethal for a healthy young adult, and the danger is

16:46increased tenfold for a frail elderly man trying to navigate a world that no longer makes sense to

16:51him. He could have easily wandered into traffic or tripped and fallen in a remote area, and no one

16:56would have known. Put simply, Robert's life was in extreme danger. This is also why the authorities

17:01moved quickly after receiving the missing report and began searching every corner of the city

17:05within hours of his disappearance. Search and rescue teams spent more than 14 hours searching an area of

17:11Limington after 73-year-old Robert McDonough, who has dementia, disappeared Monday afternoon. Around 6 a.m., search

17:19teams were briefed and started to intensify their effort. It was going into the second operational

17:24period, which means we started to ramp up using a lot of GPS technology. Well, again, we'd have our pilots, we'd have ATVs,

17:30canines. However, they were having a hard time figuring out where Robert could have gone. When

17:35someone with dementia goes missing, searching for them is not like searching for someone who's just

17:40wandered off. In most cases, they don't even realize they're lost at all. They might walk aimlessly or

17:45even retrace the same steps without ever reaching familiar ground. Their confusion can send them in

17:50any direction, far from where they should be. But then, about 14 hours into the search, something happened

17:56that no one saw coming. On May 28 at 6.30 a.m., a reporter from Portland's local network was recording

18:03a section about the disappearance of Robert on the street, when, out of nowhere, an old man walked into

18:08the frame. At first, the reporter brushed him off as just another bystander. But after a few moments,

18:24he suddenly realized who the elderly man was. This was Robert McDonough, or Bob as he went by,

18:30the man everyone was looking for.

18:31Fortunately, he was completely unharmed, despite being out in the cold all night. Upon realizing his

18:52identity, the news crew immediately contacted the authorities, and it wasn't long before Robert was

18:57reunited with his family. But here's the thing, Robert returning like this was nothing more than

19:02a stroke of good luck. While his story had a somewhat happy ending, it could have just as easily

19:07turned into an irreparable loss.

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