Police call off search for missing men
Dominica News Online - Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 at 11:36 AM
The police in Dominica say they have called off a search for Elisha Hill and Dylan Hypolite of Pointe Mitchel because all resources have been exhausted and they cannot continue searching ‘indefinitely.’
The men left Pointe Mitchel at about 10 pm on Wednesday August 1st in a 16-foot open keel boat but have not returned since.
“They are still missing,” police PRO Inspector John Carbon told Dominica News Online. “The coast guard has called off the search because they cannot search indefinitely.”
He said Martinique search units have also been looking for the men for the past days, and their efforts continue.
Reports are that the boat, registration # J7031PTM, belongs to Denison Etienne also of Pointe Michel.
Etienne told police that the men borrowed his boat to go on a fishing trip and he received a call from Hill the following day, Thursday August 2, at about 2pm, informing him that “they (Hill and Hypolite) had encountered engine problems and were drifting towards Martinique.”
Etienne said he tried, later that day, to call the missing men on a cell phone which Hill was carrying but said he had received “no response” from them.
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42 Comments
The “officer” that made a comment about If it was a clean mission the good lord would have guided them back safely’.when hypocritical people like U make those type comments, I jus hope u dont cry and wonder why u, when something negatively affect u or your family,u will say is the good lord that watned it so..putting the lord in ur non sense.’officer’..la pwet 4 life.
Lies lies lies drugs, well the shacks will get fed we tired with those drug animals arrest the boat owner they went for drugs not fish wicked drug man covetousness and greed have to kill all drug men in their young days.
i pray for my boys rain-man and buck
Remember the story wif the boat for Shakes. Is fish (?) Winking, Blinking and Nod had go for too and they end up dead in a drifting boat. There,s more to come. Amen
lord help their families and to their friend have faith god is always by their side i am so scared and heartful an i feel very sorry for their families god can you please protect the two missing person and can person have them in their prayer
Somebody???? take back your statement about praying or else it seems like you don’t pray.
God can move mountains and answers all prayers sometimes it may not be the answer that we are looking for butGod know best what is best for all a we Amen pray people pray
lord help these men and protect their family.
they should arrest
the boat owner pronto
Arrest him for conspiracy
Welll there was no fishing at that time the drug dealers keep exploiting the youngers speak the gods honest truth the tings they do at night is to traffic the hatians and go get or traffic the drugs as far as the news on lap went road is all true the police them need to open their ears properly and start the questioning
I would not speculate and state that they are involved in wrongdoing why they went out to sea at such a time.
I am still hoping that they are found, alive and well. This is something else, leaving home to go fishing, as it is stated at 10:00 pm.
It is a mystery. If they were drifting to Martinique, something must have been wrong with the boat. Due to high waves, water may have seeped in the boat or the waves lashed the boat with water and caused it to sink. If this occurred, think of their dilemma during that time. Still, let us hope they are safe. I can imagine the anguish of their relatives. Let us pray that they are safe.
Their families keep praying and keep up the spirit of hope. At this time no one knows about their whereabouts. There could be still hope for their survival, I pray.
Well is people and kno one of dem is my patner and i hoping and praying for them to return home safe and they can drift from d/ca to martinique.
smh what sorta fishing trip takes part at 10 pm… den is government allu giving probs
You don’t drift towards Martinique when you lost in the channel between Nics and Dca, my boy. Get ur “story” straight.
If it were a movie, I would say dem fellas pulled a fast one. They borrowed the boat, call from their cell phone a day later to say they were drifting. Nice movie plot for disappearing act. Nonetheless, lets pray for their safe return.
they enjoying carnival
wat i hearing dere na? aye that sound strange but i hope they safe they are human too… even if is criminal activities they were involved in then let the court decide pray for their return home!!
Our children must listen when we speak to them and they must always choose the right friends. I, too, want to voice my opinion is this a fishing expedition? It’s time we know who are our friends. Drug dealers are not our friends. All they care about is their money. I hope others will learn from that “fishing expedition”. Let’s continue to pray for them.
Money is not worth lives!!!!!!!!!! there was a small craft advisory out.
Every time I hear that story a thing taking me. So they call off search and what about the boat man and the others Police dont have them for questionning etc we want answers we want answers. The boat owner’s story makes NO SENSE. ow can you borrow someone your boat on Wednesday and Thursday morning no sign of your boat and you yet to do anything. You say you got a call on Thursday at 2 pm and stating they had engine problem etc etc and you yet to help you yet to call coast guard or police. why tell us why. you wait for till later to call them back and then you going out with your pardner in crime boat. you yet to call police nor coast guard why tell us why. what about the other boat who went out with them the person and boat came back why no mention of this in your story. why tell us why. why is only on friday evening one of the parents got to know that their son missing. why you and your pardners in crime didnt go tell the woman her son missing. we want answers. what are the authoristies doing about the boat owner and the others we want answers The did not go fishing tell the police what happen etc we want answers
The authority/police need to take the owner of the said boat in custody for questioning, they need to grill Denison and the other guy he went out with, there is more to that
Some other country he would be taken into custody for heavy duty grilling, he knows exactly what took place and as far as the word is out there that was not no fishing expedition, some dad deal went wrong
very interesting twist to the story, there is more to this than meets the ear. Police investigation time to kick in. asap guys!!
you funny all la pwet know what really happen so shut your mouth
Well who don’t want to hear will suffer the consequences. Why don’t the boat owner organise a search is so they just send people children on so called fishing expedition.
Seems like the police wrote this off as a case of “aller salpet”. Real sad. Yes, on an earlier post, I raised a number of questions with this whole incident. Regardless of how we (and the police) feel about the circumstances surrounding these guys disappearance, they should put a little more effort into the search. At the very least, don’t they want to know what’s in the boat? Tuna, snapper, coke? Shuddy police work.
why should the police waste their time and look for two drug traffickers. Their disappearance is a plus to the police and the Dominican society. Two less rougue and vagabond to give police trouble and spoil ppl children with their drugs. If the almighty father was pleased with their efforts to traffic drugs to destroy his ppl he would have made them return safely. they were cast out! If it was a clean mission the good lord would have guided them back safely.
I too wonder about the offical explanation. ‘they went on a fishing expedition?. Waht fishinh expedition. The police must report what they are told,that I understand that. But the story on the streets of Pointe Mitchel is so much different to what the police is saying.
Well, this is what the Fisheries Division have been talking about along. Is not just having a “big” boat. Radio equipment on a boat is a MUST. Position of Longitude and Latitude would have been detected immediately. Hope they’re still alive.
i pray they come home safe
Papa Met, so if they called you since 2p.m you couldn’t call Coast Guard one time???
I find the police giving up the search too quickly. It not yet even have a week yet. There is a possibility that the two men could have drifted towards Martinique. Anyways…lets hope for the best…
It’s nothing about heartless and neither do i want to judge anyone, but in that kind of weather all fishermen at their home. Why did those two guys decide to go FISHING and at 10pm? Hmmm..Strange! Strange!! Strange!!! Still hope they find their way home cause they should have been smarter than that.
You are being prejudiced and anyone can see what you are assuming. Do you know the number of people who fish at night? Everything doesn’t have to be drugs remember that please they may actually be 2 young men plying their trade and that’s not so strange.
You wont understand or are u simply one of those who want to cover up what happen “I DONT CARE ” knows what they are referring to. when they say strange strange. you dont because you not from Pointe Michel. They did not go to fish. Pointe blank. speak the truth. It has nothign to do with drugs neither ok hhhmmmmmmmmmm use ur God give brains. these boys were sent on a mission. think of the missions done at sea late at nights. If it was really fishing wouldnt the boat owner call the police and coast guard right away. think of it wouldnt you ..THINK THINK
hmm two young men with Ettiene’s boat… yes man good one! they called you since 2 pm and told you they were experiencing engine trouble and you yet to call coast guard. you knew it was not a clean mission
What do they mean all resource have been exhausted? Is there a time limit on searching for people? In American, (I know we are not America, but we follow them none the less) they search for people for years. This is such a sad story. God please guide these youth home safely.
no that is false. every case is different.
why
And they stop Searching ??? rediculous,pray for them, they will be home safely !!!
And praying is going to make a difference to their fate…?
This is tragic news, my thoughts are with the families.
Praying can make a difference to anybody’s fate
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