She told them she would visit Galata Bridge, which spans Istanbul's Golden Horn waterway, to take photos.

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Sierra was in regular contact with friends and relatives during the trip and had told them she would visit Galata Bridge, which spans Istanbul's Golden Horn waterway, to take photos.

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Before she went missing, Sierra, the mother of two, had been in regular contact with her family and friends, and told relatives she planned to take photographs at the Galata Bridge a tourist landmark that spans the Golden Horn waterway and is lined with fishermen.

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