The Barbados Coast Guard is expanding their search on Thursday for a New Jersey couple that went missing Monday afternoon in Saint James, Barbados.
The Royal Barbados Police Force released a statement Tuesday asking for assistance locating Montclair, New Jersey resident Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25. The couple was last seen renting a Jet Ski around 2:30 p.m. in Holetown Beach while on vacation in Saint James. They have not been seen since.
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The pair were wearing lifejackets when they left, according to police. When the couple did not return by 2:55 p.m., the Jet Ski operator became worried and reached out to other operators in a search to find them.
After no one had seen Suarez and Devil, it was reported to the police. A police marine unit and the Barbados Coast Guard conducted a search but were not able to find them. Police also checked the couple's room at Discovery Bay Hotel but did not find them.
Police officials stated in a press conference late Wednesday night that the coast guard will expand their search in Barbados on Thursday.
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