Desperate search for American tourist missing in Puerto Rico jungle

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Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a U.S. tourist they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory’s east.

Police said in a statement that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday.