Overview
- The Police Force of Sint Maarten said Friday it has made contact with the individual linked to the case and will not release more information due to privacy and data-protection rules.
- Ann Evans, 55, left Holland America Line’s Rotterdam for an organized island tour on Nov. 20, stepped off the bus in Marigot on the French side, and did not return to the bus or the ship.
- Investigators reported Thursday that a woman matching Evans’ description used her passport to check into a hotel on the French side of the island and was reportedly seen nearby.
- Dutch-side police coordinated with the French Gendarmerie as the investigation crossed jurisdictions on the divided island of Sint Maarten/Saint Martin.
- Holland America said it alerted local authorities immediately and is cooperating; the Rotterdam’s 12-day round-trip voyage from Fort Lauderdale was scheduled to conclude around Nov. 28.