PSD files render incorrectly in Illustrator

Hi,
I have two PSD files that won't render correctly in Illustrator. If I open the PSD files in Photoshop, everything looks OK, and if I print it, the file looks good. But when I place it in Illustrator, part of the picture is missing, and if I print it, it doesn't show up on the page. These are the only two files I've had trouble with and they both originated from the same company. Is there something wrong with the photo, perhaps? Is there anything I can do to fix it?
Here is one of the two files. This is what it looks like in Photoshop:
And this is what it looks like in Illustrator. Notice that much of the photo is missing.

Here is my channels panel. I can't upload the PSD to this post, but you can access it with this GDrive link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9SGTLeKUYcsMW56a2d0RktRajQ/edit?usp=sharing

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