02/27/2024

U.S. Couple Likely Dead After Caribbean Boat Hijacking, Police Say

The couple was last seen on the night of Feb. 18

A U.S. couple who disappeared a week ago after their catamaran was hijacked by three escaped prisoners in the Eastern Caribbean are likely dead, local police told a press conference on Monday, though they said the investigation was ongoing.

Grenadian police Commissioner Don McKenzie said the prisoners had escaped custody on Feb. 18 and the following day commandeered a catamaran named Simplicity - with U.S. citizens Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry on board.

"Information suggests that while traveling between Grenada and St. Vincent, they disposed of the occupants," McKenzie said. The couple was last seen on the night of Feb. 18 and their boat was later tracked leaving the island late at night at an unusual speed.

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