Overview
- Surveillance from an Airbnb showed Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell entering the ocean at about 12:04 p.m. on July 22 and did not show her returning to shore.
- A family on personal watercraft later told investigators they spoke with a woman matching Waddell’s description at about 5:30 p.m., who said “I’m a good swimmer” and gave a thumbs up while floating roughly one-third of a mile offshore in about 17 feet of water.
- The Waddell family reviewed Liz’s journals and electronic records and found no signs of suicidal intent, and they say she preferred using flotation devices and was not a strong swimmer.
- The Royal Grenada Police Force continues an active missing-person investigation with searches by boats, drones, dive teams, K-9 units and local volunteers and has appealed for tips from residents and mariners.
- Cailen Waddell said drowning now appears the most likely explanation but investigators and the family remain focused on explaining the unexplained five-and-a-half-hour gap between the midday footage and the later eyewitness account and on collecting any new leads.