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A story published in South Korea this week confirmed what the family of former Lincoln resident David Sneddon has long believed: that their son had been abducted and was being held in North Korea.

“It’s not anything new or interesting, frankly,” said Kathleen Sneddon, David’s mother. “I guess it wasn’t a big surprise.”

But, it brings attention to David, and that's important, she said.

Kathleen and Roy Sneddon’s son, the 10th of 11 children and East High graduate, disappeared during an extended hiking trip to China in 2004. He would now be 36.

The Sneddon family has long believed their son, fluent in Mandarin, was taken as he hiked in the Yunnan Province before he returned to finish college at BYU and enter law school.

On Tuesday, they posted about the story on a Facebook page dedicated to finding David.

“News out of Yahoo Japan this evening!! Confirmation of what the Sneddon family has always either known or felt. ... According to the article ... David Sneddon had been abducted, is now in Pyongyang teaching English and married with two children. The article further claims that one of David's students include the current NK dictator Kim Jong-un.”