American Woman Missing After Husband Reports She Fell Overboard During Bahamas Trip

An American female was swept retired to oversea aft she fell overboard during an evening dinghy travel pinch her hubby disconnected nan Bahamas connected Saturday, constabulary said.

The woman, who was not identified, fell into nan h2o arsenic she and her hubby were walking from Hope Town to Elbow Cay connected Saturday night, nan Royal Bahamas Police Force said successful a connection Sunday.

Police said nan woman's hubby reported that she had nan 8-foot, hard-bottom vessel’s keys pinch her erstwhile she fell into nan water, causing its motor to unopen off, and he had to paddle for hours earlier he reached statement early Sunday morning.

“He mislaid show of her,” constabulary said successful nan statement. “He past paddled nan alloy to shore.”

The excursion began astir 7:30 p.m. Saturday successful Hope Town, pinch nan mates mounting disconnected for Elbow Cay, constabulary said. At immoderate point, nan female fell overboard and was swept by a beardown current, according to police.

Her hubby was capable to paddle to Marsh Harbour Boat Yard, wherever he arrived astir 4 a.m. Sunday and told personification what happened, they said. That personification past alerted police.

Police connected nan land of Abaco person launched an investigation, nan royal constabulary unit said, and nan Royal Bahamas Defense Force and Hope Town Fire & Rescue are searching nan area.

The U.S. Embassy successful Nassau and nan FBI did not instantly respond to requests for remark Sunday night.

The Bahamas is nether a U.S. State Department Level 2 recreation advisory, which states that Americans should beryllium wary successful tourer centers, wherever theft and robbery are not uncommon, and deliberation cautiously astir utilizing watercraft there.

"Boating is not good regulated," nan advisory states. "Injuries and deaths person occurred."