1.   At least eight hikers were still missing, but presumed dead.

2.   Back then, with epidemics like cholera, those presumed dead were quickly buried to avoid spreading infection.

3.   A number of passengers dead or presumed dead were traveling on business.

4.   A Venezuela-bound tanker containing no oil sank off the coast early Sunday, leaving one crewman presumed dead, port officials said.

5.   Floyd Rasmussen, whose wife is among those presumed dead, is one of them.

6.   He was missing in action behind enemy lines for three weeks and presumed dead, but found his way back to his unit.

7.   Indeed, the script for his return from the presumed dead could have been written the day he was convicted of possessing cocaine and sentenced to jail.

8.   Nearly everyone who has made a career in the New York financial industry knows someone who is missing, presumed dead.

9.   Nine others, including four students, remain missing, though presumed dead.

10.   On Thursday, nearly everyone who has made a career in the New York financial markets industry knows someone who is missing, presumed dead.