Search Ends For Montclair Couple Missing In Barbados: Reports

MONTCLAIR, NJ — There’s still hope in the hearts of the family of a Montclair couple who were reported missing in Barbados last week. But for now, the search for Oscar Suarez, 32, and Magdalena Devil, 25, has been called off, reports say.

Suarez and Devil went missing after riding their jet ski out to sea. The couple arrived in Barbados on June 22 and checked into the Discovery Bay Hotel at Trents in St. James, police said. They were scheduled to leave that day, police said.

They rented the jet ski at 2:34 p.m. on Monday from an operator at Holetown Beach. They were both wearing life jackets. At 2:55 p.m., however, they did not return.

The Police Marine Unit was notified and the Barbados Coast Guard conducted a search of the areas. No one was found, authorities said.

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That search has since been called off, multiple reports stated Monday.

Reynaldo Huaman, Suarez's cousin, told NorthJersey.com the family is "extremely sad" but retains hope.

“The family’s obviously still holding out the hope that we find some clues, some lead that gives us some sense of where they could have gone,” Huaman said. “Anything that may tell us anything about their whereabouts.”

Suarez has two children, a 10-year-old son and a five-year-old daughter, Montclair Local reported.

An online fundraiser has raised almost $10,000 to aid in the search, as well as support the missing couple’s family members. Here’s how to make a donation.

This article contains reporting by Tom Davis, Patch staff

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