Six members of Haiti’s Special Olympics soccer delegation are missing, Florida officials say

Florida reports increase in Haitian immigrants 3:08 (CNN) — Six members of a Haitian Special Olympics delegation are missing, according to a news release from the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office sent out a bulletin looking for Antione Mithon, Nicholson Fontilus, Peter Berlus, Anderson Petit-Frere, Steevenson Jacquet and Oriol Jean. The missing are all men between the ages of 18 and 32 who were in the United States for “a soccer competition,” according to the bulletin. The group was participating in the 2022 Special Olympics in Orlando, which began this Sunday and runs through June 12. “The individuals are all adults, five of whom are not Special Olympics athletes and one of whom is an adult with an intellectual disability,” Special Olympics said in a statement to CNN. “The well-being of these delegates is our primary concern. Local authorities have indicated that they have no reason to believe that the health and safety of any of the individuals is in jeopardy. To expand the scope and effectiveness of law enforcement efforts security to locate these individuals, they were reported as missing persons,” they added. The six disappeared in Kissimmee — south of Orlando — and were last seen Monday around 2:30 p.m., according to the bulletin. All of them handed over the keys to their rooms and left their bags and personal belongings, according to the statement. The reason they left the games is unknown, the statement said. Foul play is not suspected, according to the sheriff’s office. “We are in communication with Walt Disney World, Special Olympics, and our federal and law enforcement partners,” the sheriff’s office statement said.