FBI joins search for missing WSJ reporter

The FBI is assisting in the search for missing Wall Street Journal reporter David Bird, who was last seen leaving his northern New Jersey home more than a week ago.

Christina Corbin of FoxNews.com writes, “Barbara Woodruff of the FBI’s Newark office confirmed to FoxNews.com that the agency is helping the Long Hill Township Police Department locate Bird, who disappeared Jan. 11 after leaving his Morris County, N.J., home to go on a short walk.

“Bird, a 55-year-old avid walker and scout leader, left his cellphone and daily medication at home. Morris County was hit with heavy rain that day, after Bird set out for a walk, and portions of the surrounding Passaic River flooded area swamps. Bird, a father of two who had a liver transplant nearly 10 years ago, was recovering from a gastrointestinal virus when he left for the walk wearing a red rain jacket, according to authorities. He took medication twice a day for his liver transplant but was not carrying it when he left the house.

“Expansive searches of the surrounding land — including swamps and portions of the Passaic River — have yielded no sign of Bird. A law enforcement source told FoxNews.com that there is no evidence to indicate foul play but that ‘it hasn’t been ruled out.'”

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