British woman missing after disappearing off American boyfriend’s yacht in US Virgin Islands
A British woman remains missing more than a week after she disappeared from her American boyfriend’s yacht in the Caribbean.
Sam Heslop, 41, was last seen on board the 47-foot long Siren Song on the night of 7 March when it was anchored in the waters near St John in the US Virgin Islands.
US Coast Guard investigators say that Ms. Heslop, who is from Southampton, and her boyfriend returned to the yacht at around 10 pm after dinner in St John and went to sleep.
Officials say her boyfriend, who has not been named, called the police and reported her missing at 11.46 am the next day and told them that “at 2 am he woke up and realized that she was not on board.”
Police say the boyfriend told them that Ms. Heslop’s phone and belongings were not taken and that the yacht's dinghy was still tied up.
US Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad said that visibility and sea conditions were good but that a search by divers found no sign of Ms. Heslop.
He added that there was also no evidence that Ms. Heslop had ever entered the water.
“We are asking for an urgent and thorough investigation,” a group of her friends who have set up a Facebook page to find her said in a statement.
Sam Heslop was reported missing on March 8. Heslop is a Caucasian female, 41 years old slim with a southern English accent and a tattoo on her left shoulder.
Sam was last seen on March 7 aboard a yacht, that was moored off the coast of St. John. When a friend woke up in the early hours of the morning she was missing.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Sarm is urged to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 774-2211, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.
“We have heard that Sarm’s phone, passport, and all belongings were left on the boat, where she was living with her boyfriend.
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