Grenada police continue search for missing American tourist

Authorities in Grenada are continuing an active search for a 44-year-old American woman who disappeared after going for a swim at a popular beach last week. Elizabeth "Liz" Waddell, a physical therapist and mother from Cary, North Carolina, was last seen on surveillance footage entering the water near Grand Anse Beach on the morning of Wednesday, July 22.

The Royal Grenada Police Force provided a detailed timeline during a press conference on Tuesday, July 28. Acting Commissioner Randy Connaught said surveillance video shows Waddell walking toward a jetty near her vacation rental at 11:36 a.m. She sat on the jetty before entering the water at approximately 11:51 a.m. Footage captured her swimming at 12:04 p.m., and multiple eyewitnesses reported seeing her in the open water afterward. Crucially, investigators stated the surveillance footage does not show Waddell returning to shore.

Her traveling companion, who had been inside their Airbnb working on an online course, went outside to look for her at about 12:46 p.m. and found only Waddell's towel. After being unable to locate Waddell, who did not have her phone, wallet, or shoes with her, the friend contacted Waddell's husband...