The authorities in Grenada said on Monday that they believed an American couple who had been traveling in their catamaran in the Caribbean were hijacked by three escaped prisoners who “disposed” of them last week.
The couple, Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, had departed from Virginia and were spending the winter cruising in the Caribbean, where they went missing while sailing off Grenada. On Feb. 21, their boat turned up empty in neighboring St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
On Monday, the Royal Grenada Police Force confirmed that three prison escapees in Grenada made their getaway after they hijacked the catamaran, called Simplicity, with Mr. Hendry and Ms. Brandel aboard.
“Information suggests that, while traveling between Grenada and St. Vincent, they disposed of the occupants,” Commissioner Don McKenzie of the Royal Grenada Police Force said at a news conference on Monday.
The police would not say explicitly that they believed Mr. Hendry and Ms. Brandel were dead but that they were still considered missing.
“We have nothing conclusive to say that the individuals are dead,” he said.
“What I can say to the family is my condolences,” adding that he was “still hoping for as what I consider a positive outcome which is, we still have the hope that a worst-case scenario will not be a reality.”
I can’t believe this! This is so awful! I hope they find the missing couple safe and sound.
This is a terribly written article. It’s full of errors and doesn’t provide any new information. I’m surprised that the AP would publish something like this.
I’ve seen a lot of things in my day, but this takes the cake. These inmates are lucky they didn’t get caught in a storm. They could have easily drowned.
I think the police are jumping to conclusions. There’s no evidence that the inmates hijacked the boat. Maybe the missing couple just got lost.
Oh, really? So, you’re saying that a group of dangerous inmates just happened to find an abandoned boat and decided to take it for a joyride?
It’s ironic that the inmates escaped from a prison called Richmond Hill. I guess they really wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
I can’t help but wonder what the inmates were thinking when they hijacked the boat. Did they think they were going to sail away to freedom? Or did they just want to go for a joyride?
This whole situation is a reminder that we are all connected. The inmates, the missing couple, the police. We are all part of the same web of life.