Missouri man rescued from Syria prison [Video]

An Urbana, Missouri, native was rescued from a prison in Syria after being missing for months.Travis Timmerman, 29, said he was released Monday after his rescuers broke down his single-cell prison door.“I was happy, really happy and excited. And I had happy tears. I was glad,” said Stacey Gardiner, Timmerman’s mother.She learned her son was alive from a phone call from her husband, Richard Gardiner, on Thursday morning.Stacey was on her way to a doctor’s appointment in Kansas City when she heard the news.She said the last time she saw her son in person was for her birthday in March.Richard and Stacey said Timmerman left for Europe to study churches and write a book about them.They said they had consistent contact with Timmerman until May when it suddenly stopped.His last known location was Budapest, Hungary.In July, Richard filed a missing person’s report with the Missouri State Highway Patrol.About a month …