3 Men Ordered Deported After Suspected Involvement in U.S. Couple's Disappearance
The suspects, believed to have hijacked a catamaran and caused the disappearance of a U.S. couple, were ordered deported from St. Vincent.
- Three men from Grenada, suspected in the disappearance of Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel, were ordered deported from St. Vincent.
- The men had escaped from a police holding cell in Grenada on Feb. 18 and are suspected of hijacking the couple's catamaran.
- Authorities believe the couple were thrown overboard as the suspects sailed to St. Vincent, where they were arrested on Feb. 21.
- The investigation is ongoing, with signs of violence found aboard the abandoned boat.
- Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel were described as 'veteran cruisers' who had planned to spend the winter cruising in the eastern Caribbean.