Austin and Debra Tice : ` ` We urge you , whoever you are : Let Austin go home for Christmas '' In a statement published Thursday on the McClatchy Newspapers website , Austin Tice 's parents say he went to Syria to share the stories of the country 's people . Austin Tice last saw his family on August 15 while in Syria . The State Department has said it believes he was kidnapped by Syrian rebels . The Syrian government has said it does n't know where the journalist is .
Austin and Debra Tice : ` ` We urge you , whoever you are : Let Austin go home for Christmas '' Austin Tice last saw his family on August 15 while in Syria . The State Department has said it believes he was kidnapped by Syrian rebels . The Syrian government has said it does n't know where the journalist is .