weekly magazine Woman's Day claimed investigators found McDermott healthy and alive in the town of Sayulita, Mexico—where they purported that he lived with his new girlfriend. None of the claims were ever substantiated. On November 7, 2017, The Independent reported that New Idea, a long-running Australian weekly magazine, claimed it had evidence McDermott is alive after receiving photos by US media agency Coleman-Rayna which show a man who matched his description alongside a woman. On January 2, 2018, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation published a story of a man from Manitoba, Canada, who identified himself and his wife as the subject of the photo from the 2017 Australian tabloid, as a case of mistaken identity. See also List of people who disappeared mysteriously at sea References External links Yvette Nipar fansite with news relating to the disappearance MSNBC report ABC (Australia) news report of possible sighting in Mexico North American Missing Persons Network Tabloid Baby's singular coverage of McDermott case 2000s missing person cases American people of Korean descent Missing person cases in California People from Seoul