Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has it been confirmed she was with a guy? And is this guy another spring breaker or local?

No, she was with a group of 6 female friends. She went to swim in the ocean and was caught by a big wave. Read the news before speculating.

Life is fragile. I feel so sad for her and her parents.

DP but the news program I was watching indicated the last person she was with was not in the group of her girlfriends that went together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has it been confirmed she was with a guy? And is this guy another spring breaker or local?

No, she was with a group of 6 female friends. She went to swim in the ocean and was caught by a big wave. Read the news before speculating.

Life is fragile. I feel so sad for her and her parents.

DP but the news program I was watching indicated the last person she was with was not in the group of her girlfriends that went together.

The news referred to that person as "he."

[Anonymous]

The lack of details is not helpful. I now read that this male on camera on the beach 4 hours after the other friends left.

What is frustrating is that there were likely many other college kids around in early morning, and the lack of detail, pics of the guy, conflicting info, makes it hard to track down the truth. These other spring breakers don't know where to focus or whether info they have may be helpful.

For example, if the guy did pass out, did someone else see him asleep at beach in those early hours? What does he look like, what was he wearing, etc.

And of course these spring breakers are back at school, making the time wasted more problematic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read anything that said the group did not alert authorities. Why do people think authorities were not alerted? The articles I read said they have all been interviewed and are not considered suspects. Not everything is sinister or an episode of Dateline.

Because they’re probably under the influence of illegal substances and didn’t want to go to the police yet ….maybe not but that’s just one theory. Remember these are kids not adults using adult brains.

If still acting like kids, then shouldn't be going to unfamiliar crime-ridden countries, drinking, hooking up with strangers, not safely sticking together, etc. Asking for trouble. "Friends" were useless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not your buddy and failing to report someone in the water in distress may also be a crime.

No kidding, but we’re talking about a young man whose frontal lobe is not fully developed and is obviously under the influence. It’s easy to think up of 100 different reasons why he may not have reported immediately.

Hey Boy Mom, knock off the excuses. Could be a Natalie Holloway situation, we don’t know yet. Teach you son better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not your buddy and failing to report someone in the water in distress may also be a crime.

No kidding, but we’re talking about a young man whose frontal lobe is not fully developed and is obviously under the influence. It’s easy to think up of 100 different reasons why he may not have reported immediately.

Hey Boy Mom, knock off the excuses. Could be a Natalie Holloway situation, we don’t know yet. Teach you son better.

And teach your daughters better safety protocols.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lack of details is not helpful. I now read that this male on camera on the beach 4 hours after the other friends left.

What is frustrating is that there were likely many other college kids around in early morning, and the lack of detail, pics of the guy, conflicting info, makes it hard to track down the truth. These other spring breakers don't know where to focus or whether info they have may be helpful.

For example, if the guy did pass out, did someone else see him asleep at beach in those early hours? What does he look like, what was he wearing, etc.

And of course these spring breakers are back at school, making the time wasted more problematic.

This, and what is also frustrating is that power was spotty/sporadic at the resort all last week. These kids might have been out and about with dead phones where they might normally have juice if the resort was functioning properly. A better digital footprint could've helped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not your buddy and failing to report someone in the water in distress may also be a crime.

No kidding, but we’re talking about a young man whose frontal lobe is not fully developed and is obviously under the influence. It’s easy to think up of 100 different reasons why he may not have reported immediately.

Hey Boy Mom, knock off the excuses. Could be a Natalie Holloway situation, we don’t know yet. Teach you son better.

And teach your daughters better safety protocols.

Stay away from your precious baby boys - got it. Great parenting skills you've got there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has it been confirmed she was with a guy? And is this guy another spring breaker or local?

No, she was with a group of 6 female friends. She went to swim in the ocean and was caught by a big wave. Read the news before speculating.

Life is fragile. I feel so sad for her and her parents.

DP but the news program I was watching indicated the last person she was with was not in the group of her girlfriends that went together.

The last person she was with was a male, who has been identified. He apparently did not raise an alarm that she may have drowned. I have not seen it clarified if he was a local or tourist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have not read anything that said the group did not alert authorities. Why do people think authorities were not alerted? The articles I read said they have all been interviewed and are not considered suspects. Not everything is sinister or an episode of Dateline.

So then they would know if she had been kidnapped or swept out to sea.

It seems they do know that. DR is not viewing this as a crime. The girl's family are the ones making a fuss.

And if the man made the story up?surely you did not mean to be nearly this callous?

I sure hope you are a random and not a parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not your buddy and failing to report someone in the water in distress may also be a crime.

No kidding, but we’re talking about a young man whose frontal lobe is not fully developed and is obviously under the influence. It’s easy to think up of 100 different reasons why he may not have reported immediately.

Hey Boy Mom, knock off the excuses. Could be a Natalie Holloway situation, we don’t know yet. Teach you son better.

And teach your daughters better safety protocols.

Stay away from your precious baby boys - got it. Great parenting skills you've got there.

I'm a parent of a son and a daughter. If you noticed, I said "And teach..."
Like it or not, there are bad folks in this world. Drinking with strangers in a foreign country can be very unsafe. Same for swimming with sharks in early a.m.

[Anonymous]

Of course the story by the man last seen with her is suspicious. A body has not washed up. Locals may be happy not to investigate a possible crime too strongly so as to protect tourism.

[Anonymous]

Trafficking and homicide are other possibilities, no body has been located.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not your buddy and failing to report someone in the water in distress may also be a crime.

No kidding, but we’re talking about a young man whose frontal lobe is not fully developed and is obviously under the influence. It’s easy to think up of 100 different reasons why he may not have reported immediately.

Hey Boy Mom, knock off the excuses. Could be a Natalie Holloway situation, we don’t know yet. Teach you son better.

And teach your daughters better safety protocols.

Stay away from your precious baby boys - got it. Great parenting skills you've got there.

grow up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has it been confirmed she was with a guy? And is this guy another spring breaker or local?

No, she was with a group of 6 female friends. She went to swim in the ocean and was caught by a big wave. Read the news before speculating.

Life is fragile. I feel so sad for her and her parents.

DP but the news program I was watching indicated the last person she was with was not in the group of her girlfriends that went together.

The last person she was with was a male, who has been identified. He apparently did not raise an alarm that she may have drowned. I have not seen it clarified if he was a local or tourist.

CNN said he was also a tourist. Sounded like he passed out and maybe assumed she went back to the room? So no one realized til later she was missing.