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San Antonio police receive new tip on disappearance of missing child Lina Khil

SAPD searched an area roughly five minutes away from the Northwest San Antonio spot where Khil was last seen.

By Michael Karlis on Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 11:55 am

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San Antonio girl Lina Khil was last seen at a Northwest San Antonio playground on Dec. 20, 2021.

Authorities are searching an area in Northwest San Antonio after receiving a tip about the possible whereabouts of Lina Sarder Khil, the child of Afghan immigrants who disappeared in 2021, according to MySA.

San Antonio police searched an area at 9 a.m. Thursday around the Helix Apartments complex, about a five-minute drive from where Khil was last seen, MySA reports. SAPD officials told the news site they received a tip on Khil’s disappearance but didn't offer specific details.

Khil disappeared Dec. 20, 2021 from a playground near the Villas del Cabo apartment complex in Northwest San Antonio. She was 3 years old at the time.

Khil's mother told authorities she briefly left the child alone at a playground. However, when she returned, the girl was nowhere to be found.

Since then, the SAPD and the FBI have conducted numerous searches around San Antonio but met little apparent success in solving the mystery.

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Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., whose work has been featured in Salon, Alternet, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, Orlando Weekly, NewsBreak, 420 Magazine and Mexico Travel Today. He reports primarily on breaking news, politics...