Missing NJ woman rescued in Haiti

TRENTON, N.J. - January 15, 2010

Sarla Chand was freed by French firefighters from the collapsed Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince on Thursday.

The Teaneck woman is vice president of international programs at the New Windsor, Md.-based medical relief group IMA World Health.

Her biography on the church Web site says the 65-year-old previously spent more than two decades working on international issues for the United Methodist Church.

Eight Lynn University students, including 19-year-old Lindsay Doran, of Rumson, returned to their Florida campus around midnight.

However, Christine Gianacaci of Hopewell is still missing.

One New Jersey church group in Haiti when Tuesday's quake hit has returned home. Another is safe and expected to return on Saturday.

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