Last September, friends of a 23-year-old woman became worried when she had been missing for several days. However, Hannah Upp, a teacher at the Thurgood Marshall Academy and Pace graduate student, was spotted at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue—she spoke to a fellow Pace student—raising questions about whether she wanted to be found. She was ultimately spotted in the water—and alive— off Staten Island two and a half weeks after she was last seen. Upp has said little since re-emerging—except to explain she suffered from "dissociative fugue" and thank her rescuers who rescued her... until now. more ›

Last night the Community Board 1 held a meeting which doubled as an awards ceremony for the SI Ferry workers who saved Hannah Upp. The teacher who went missing from August 29th to September 16th was eventually found floating in the New York Harbor by the ferry workers, and last night she went to honor them herself. During her surprise appearance, she told the SI Advance, "The evening is really about them. I am recovering and grateful for all the support." She was last heard from earlier this month when she updated her Facebook status. Upp also privately visited the men last week, and one of them, Captain Covella, said last night that he "was honored that God chose me and my crew to fulfill their prayers." more ›

Hannah Upp has broken her silence and left a note on Facebook claiming that she suffers from dissociative fugue, a condition that has caused her to remember very little from the 19 days she went missing last month. After Upp's disappearance, she was found floating in water off Staten Island on September 16th, following what appeared to be a suicide attempt. The Daily News reports that the school teacher posted a Note on her Facebook page (set to private) saying, "As is typical of a case of dissociative fugue, I was not aware of my own identity and I emerged from the episode with essentially no memory of what happened during the time I was missing." Dissociative fugue is more common of survivors of war, accidents and natural disasters who enter into episodes where they remember little to nothing of their identity. A psychiatrist tells the News that Upp's behavior, which included being spotted twice in four days checking her email at the Apple Store, is not typical of dissociative fugue. more ›

Thank goodness for the eagle eyes of Staten Island Ferry captain Christopher Covella. His and his crew's actions led to the rescue of 23-year-old Hannah Upp, a public school teacher missing since August 29. more ›

The Daily News reports that Hannah Upp, the NYC Teaching Fellow missing since August 29, was found hours ago after she "jumped into the chilly waters off Staten Island in an apparent suicide attempt." more ›

Yesterday, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that 23-year-old missing teacher Hannah Upp, last seen on August 29, was spotted at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store. According to the Daily News, Kelly said, "We know that because a classmate saw her and approached her in the store," and then police checked tapes. more ›

WNBC reports that Hannah Upp, the 23-year-old school teacher last seen on August 29th (leaving her keys, phone, wallet, and ID in her apartment), "was reportedly spotted checking her e-mail" at the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue. According to WNBC, "members of Upp's family screened the tape and confirmed it was her," and police are also checking to see if Upp did access her e-mail. Police had not suspected Upp was the victim of foul play, because she may have been unhappy with her job. America's Most Wanted is now involved and there's currently a $12,000 reward for information about her whereabouts. more ›

Some more info about 23-year-old missing school teacher, Hannah Upp, who works at Thurgood Marshall Academy in Harlem. WNBC reports police want the public's help in finding her. A source says cops "don't suspect foul play" since "she may have been unhappy in her job," though many close to her say she was looking forward to the school year. Her brother told ABC that she "isn't some naive small-town girl off to the big city thinking the world is made of cotton candy and gumdrops." The NY Post reports friends have "posted fliers throughout Times Square, where she last used her ATM card at a movie theater." And on the Facebook page they created, they say Upp enjoys running in two parks--presumably Jackie Robinson and St. Nicholas, which are both near her apartment (where she left her keys, wallet, ID and other belongings). more ›

A reader has just written in to inform us about her friend who has been missing for a little less than a week. Hanna Upp (pictured) is a 23-year-old Spanish teacher in the NYC school system, and was last seen on August 29th near her home in Hamilton Terrace. According to her roommates she had planned to go away last weekend, but was returning by Sunday. When she didn't return, they went into her room and found "her keys, her phone, and her handbag containing her wallet. Her ATM card, her subway card, and her ID (right now just her passport) were all in there." The police are on the case, and her friends have started a Facebook page to inform others about the situation. If you have seen Hannah Upp or have any other information regarding the case, contact the 30th Precinct. more ›