This image made from a July 29, 2009 video shows, from left: Fattal, Bauer and Shourd dancing in an unfinished cinder block building in the Kurdish city of Irbil, Iraq. (AP Photo/Shon Meckfessel)
Updated: Monday, 16 Nov 2009, 1:08 PM EST
Published : Monday, 16 Nov 2009, 1:07 PM EST
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The families of three American hikers held in Iran say they are growing increasingly concerned about the mental health of the trio after 16 weeks in custody.
The families of 27-year-old Shane Bauer, 31-year-old Sarah Shourd and 27-year-old Josh Fattal are asking the public to mail letters of support to the hikers.
Nora Shourd, the mother of Sarah Shourd, says the hikers have been treated well and seem to be physically OK, but being held in near isolation must weigh heavily on them.
The Iranian government arrested the Americans on July 31 after they strayed over the Iranian border while hiking in northern Iraq.
The hikers have family in Minnesota, California and Pennsylvania. The families' latest statement was posted Monday on their Web site.
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