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• The actor has been presumed dead for the last eight years.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 7 May 2023
• Due to the human toes found at the scene, Joe is presumed dead.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
• Two were rescued, and the remaining six were presumed dead the next day.
  — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Rogers' body has never been found, but she is presumed dead.
  — Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 5 Jan. 2024
• They were presumed dead and all but one has since been recovered.
  — Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 2 May 2024
• Her remains have never been found and she is presumed dead.
  — Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2023
• The crash has closed off a major U.S. port and left six construction workers on the bridge presumed dead.
  — Mike Catalini, Quartz, 29 Mar. 2024
• Four men who were filling potholes on the bridge at the time of its collapse fell into the water, and are presumed dead.
  — Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
• Things go awry when he’s presumed dead and a replacement clone, dubbed Mickey 8, tries to take his place.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
• The discovery marks the fourth body found at the scene, with two other victims are still missing and presumed dead.
  — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2024
• Although the couple’s bodies have not been found, they are presumed dead.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• Thousands more are buried under the rubble and presumed dead.
  — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2023
• Only a handful of hostages have been rescued and many of those who remain are presumed dead.
  — Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
• Divers have recovered the bodies of two others, and the other four are presumed dead.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
• Both he and his son, Suleman, were presumed dead in the submersible disaster.
  — NBC News, 23 June 2023
• Tributes to the five victims came pouring in after the Coast Guard announced they were presumed dead.
  — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 24 June 2023
• After a two-week search for the boy, police announced Thursday that Noel is presumed dead.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
• More than 70 people on the islands were killed, with hundreds missing and presumed dead.
  — Matthew Monagan, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2023
• Rescuers had pulled out two workers, but the six were presumed dead after an hourslong search.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2024
• At least 37 of them are presumed dead, Israel officials have said.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 17 May 2024
• The four missing people are presumed dead based on the time elapsed between when the boat may have gone down, and water temperatures in the area.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
• The four missing people are presumed dead based on the time elapsed between when the boat may have gone down, and water temperatures in the area.
  — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2023
• Farber Dulos’ body has never been found, but she is presumed dead.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
• This year, Princess Calla, presumed dead, enters the contest in disguise, with the intent to overthrow her uncle, King Kasa.
  — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2023
• Memory and her mother perished in the fire, and her father is missing and presumed dead.
  — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Noel, who is presumed dead, has been missing for six months and is the subject of an extensive search in Tarrant County.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 25 Apr. 2023
• Two workers survived, two bodies were found in a submerged pickup, and four more men are presumed dead.
  — TIME, 1 Apr. 2024
• Olisa was never found and has since been presumed dead, prosecutors said.
  — Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 May 2024
• The lava may not have claimed any lives, but a construction worker fell into a crevasse in January, and he’s presumed dead.
  — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 13 Feb. 2024
• The bodies of those presumed dead remain onboard the ship and are now being transferred to the nearest port, according to de Vega.
  — Scott McLean, CNN, 14 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024