The husband of a North Carolina mom who has been missing in the Caribbean island nation of Grenada for over a week doesn’t believe foul play was a factor in her disappearance.
Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 44, was on a three-week vacation with her pal in the picturesque beach resort neighborhood of Grand Anse when she suddenly vanished last Wednesday.
Her disappearance sparked a frenetic search – and one week on, physical therapist Waddell still remains missing, but her husband, Cailen Waddell, doesn’t suspect foul play was a factor in her disappearance.
“Despite our exhaustive efforts, we have not been successful,” he wrote in a post on FindLiz.com – a website dedicated to the search effort – Wednesday.
“After careful and thoughtful consultation with family, local authorities, the U.S. Embassy, and others here in Grenada, I join authorities in believing there was no foul play.
“Liz was last seen swimming in the ocean near Grand Anse, around 5:30 PM, far from shore. She communicated her confidence in her swimming and location, as well as the beauty of the island.”
Cailen Waddell, an operations manager for the department of parks, recreation and cultural resources in Cary, thanked authorities for their “compassionate and tireless” efforts to find his wife – but said the investigation isn’t over, even though relatives will start traveling back to the US.
“The missing person investigation into her disappearance will continue, and we are specifically hopeful to determine her actions between the time she was last seen on video and the time she was seen in the water around 5:30, as well as any further sightings. No detail is too small.”
Waddell is a travel enthusiast, previously sharing photos from her international adventures with her husband and their adopted adult daughter, Suwan.
