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Gemma Ryder

Edinburgh student sparked international panic after turning off phone to study

A Edinburgh University student sparked an international search after switching off her phone for 19 days to study.

Ruoxin Huang, 26, a postgraduate student in anthropology at the University of Edinburgh, had failed to make contact with her concerned family for several days sparking a social media appeal.

Dad Min Huang said the family had last spoken to the Chinese student on March 1, while friends hadn't heard from her since March 8.

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