L.A. family disappears after pirate raid in Amazon rainforest, then re-emerges on a surfboard
(LA Times Clippers)

Each day, tens of thousands of people around the world scroll through their Instagram feeds for news of Adam and Emily Harteau and their travels through South America with their kids in an old Volkswagen van. One day, the Harteaus and their daughters, ages 3 and 7, are lounging on an isolated beach,...