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Natalee Holloway's Mother Promotes
Safe Travel
Beth Twitty Visited Michigan City Tuesday-
The disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba
captured the heart and attention of the country.
Now, her mom has a message for kids about travel.
CBS 2’s Mai Martinez reports Beth Twitty is traveling
the country to promote her new program.
Almost a year after Natalee Holloway disappeared
on the island of Aruba, her mother finds herself in
Michigan City, Ind., to warn other young adults and
their parents about the dangers of traveling abroad.
“We think about all the valuable time that we lost
in trying to find out who’s in charge and who can help
the family,” Beth Twitty said.
“I’ve always said that if I’m ever in the position where
I can begin investigating and laying out the
infrastructure in different foreign countries, I will do
so.”That’s what Twitty is doing now in a series of visits
to high schools and communities across the country,
promoting her International Safe Travels Program.
The program is endorsed by the National Sheriff’s
Association, and sheriffs nationwide are helping Twitty
get her message to those who need it most.
“I felt this would be great way for not only the people
of this community but the kids of this community to see
not only what she’s gone through but what she’s trying
to do so that others can avoid the same pitfalls that,
unfortunately, Natalee fell into,” said Porter County
Sheriff James Arnold.
Twitty has already visited several high schools across
the country and says the reaction has been positive.
Twitty says she only wishes a program like
Safe Travels was available last year before Natalee
went to Aruba.“And I know that if Natalee’s classmates
had heard this message and had the information and
just the forum to discuss things that can happen and to
be aware of and cautioned about, Natalee wouldn’t
be missing,” Twitty said.