#Roommates, we are praying for the safe return of a #NewJersey couple who went missing while vacationing in #Barbados.
Family members and friends of 32-year-old #OscarSuarez and 25-year-old #MagdalenaDevil are praying authorities find the Montclair couple safe and have turned to social media to increase awareness about their loved ones.
Authorities said they were last seen proceeding out to sea on a jet ski at Holetown Beach on Monday, according to @abcnews. Suarez and Devil were wearing life jackets when they took off. Sadly, they never returned to shore.
When the jet ski operator became concerned given the time that had passed, the company contacted other operators to carry out a search, the Royal Barbados Police Force said in a statement Tuesday, but they failed to find the couple or the jet ski.
The operator told police that the couple appeared to be lost at sea.
“The operator became worried and contacted other operators in the area to carry out a search but they were not sighted,” the force said. “The Police Marine Unit and the Barbados Coast Guard conducted a search of the area extending as far as the Bridgetown Port but were unable to locate either the couple or the jet ski.”
Investigators also checked with the Discovery Bay Hotel in St. James, where they were staying and hotel officials confirmed that they never returned.
Suarez and Devil checked into their shared room on June 22 and were scheduled to depart this Saturday, according to the hotel.
Inspector Rodney Inniss of the Royal Barbados Police Force told ABC News that there hadn’t been any reported sightings of Suarez or Devil as of late Tuesday evening.
He added vessels in the area had been alerted to stay on the lookout, and Regional Security System airplanes were also assisting in the search.
Anyone who may have information on the couple’s disappearance have been urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIPS (8477) or their nearest police station.
