Caribbean police search for US citizens on yacht hijacked by prisoners
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Police in Grenada say they fear the couple may have been killed when three escaped prisoners seized the vessel.
A Treasure Coast woman is keeping hope alive after she said her brother and sister-in-law vanished while living on their yacht in Grenada, in the Caribbean.
Police said three escaped inmates may be connected to their disappearance.
Suellen Desmarais of Fort Pierce said the missing couple is her brother Ralph Hendry and his wife, Kathy Brandel. The couple, who are in their 60s, lived on their catamaran yacht named "Simplicity."
They would spend every winter on their boat in Fort Pierce, visiting with family and friends. But they skipped the trip this year for the trip of a lifetime to Grenada.
"This was their whole life; they didn't own another home; they didn't own cars; they owned Simplicity," Desmarais said. "And when you were invited onto Simplicity, you were made to feel as magical as they were and as magical as that boat was."
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