Missing college student in the Dominican Republic from Ashburn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Book smarts but no street smarts.

Could very well be the case. So sad. One bad decision cost a life. As a parent, it is hard to be ok with what happened. As a parent, I also can’t simply hover over my kids forever. Just have to trust that I taught them the necessary life lessons and the tools they need to navigate this world.

DS (22) just came back from a spring break trip to Europe. He went to PR last Spring Break. He is living the best life right now. I am happy for him but I can’t say I don’t hold my breath when he didn’t check in for a few days.

DD (19) is starting to venture out with friends. I worry for sure and hope she makes good decisions every step of the way.

Prayers and thoughts to the girl’s family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, young college kids wouldn't need to flee the US to do their binge drinking during spring break.

Hey, why stop at 18? Maybe 16? 15?

Sure why not? Some European countries allow this. Kids are better off learning how to moderate.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This appears to be the gist of his statement.

https://dr1.com/news/2025/03/10/young-tourist-goes-missing-when-on-spring-break/

Just taken at face value, it sadly seems pretty straightforward that the group left those two to hang out together alone.
And that maybe they made out or had sex or whatever and then went into the water and they were super drunk and he got sick and passed out and then when he woke up she wasn’t there and he freaked.

He left beach at 955 am. It was daylight for hours. Who saw him? Why aren’t they publishing description. This really stinks.

He was allowed to leave DR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What kind of girlfriends abandon their drunk and wasted friend with a strange boy on a beach in a foreign country at 5am???

Drunk ones?

He’s 24, not a “boy.”

[Anonymous]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Natalee_Holloway

The man last seen with her has told multiple stories, huge red flag.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, young college kids wouldn't need to flee the US to do their binge drinking during spring break.

How about learning to have fun without being drunk?

When you don’t drink until you pass out a young buzz is the best buzz of all.

Most young people don’t have enough experience to know when to stop unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

So they were all wasted beyond comprehension and they left her with some older guy, she probably got raped by him and he got angry or panicked and attacked her and she drowned either intentionally or not. Never leave your friend alone. Wtf.

[Anonymous]

Will be interesting to see the weather and surf report and any evidence of a big "rogue" wave. these things can be verified.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, young college kids wouldn't need to flee the US to do their binge drinking during spring break.

Hey, why stop at 18? Maybe 16? 15?

Sure why not? Some European countries allow this. Kids are better off learning how to moderate.

There are studies that contradict your speculation. Many, many studies.

Binge drinking among adolescence is a major problem in Europe.

[Anonymous]

^^^ *adolescents

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they were all wasted beyond comprehension and they left her with some older guy, she probably got raped by him and he got angry or panicked and attacked her and she drowned either intentionally or not. Never leave your friend alone. Wtf.

How do you know that the girls, with whom she had traveled to that destination, were not going to be "passed out" (if they were drinking, haven't read any articles) or fall asleep (because in general that age group's body clock sleeps around that time anyways) if they had hung out nearby her on the beach that morning? What could they have done if they were asleep?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So they were all wasted beyond comprehension and they left her with some older guy, she probably got raped by him and he got angry or panicked and attacked her and she drowned either intentionally or not. Never leave your friend alone. Wtf.

They were probably all wasted; her friends probably weren’t capable of making the best decisions. Parents need to stop glorifying alcohol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They waited until 4PM to notify authorities she was missing. Her friends waited that long???!!1

The Idaho murders survivors didn't report it until 8 hours later either. Turns out they holed up in one of their rooms together and I guess also passed out drunk? Despite seeing a dude in a ski mask in their house and none of their friends responding to any text messages. This is just how this generation rolls apparently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the legal drinking age was lowered to 18, young college kids wouldn't need to flee the US to do their binge drinking during spring break.

Hey, why stop at 18? Maybe 16? 15?

Sure why not? Some European countries allow this. Kids are better off learning how to moderate.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4961607/

https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/underage-drinking/minimum-legal-drinking-age.html

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24565317/

#Facts