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Police: US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard

Headline from WPRI Providence, on the newest of 2 developments

A U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely were thrown into the ocean, police said Monday.

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Developments in this update

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  1. US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

  2. Newest

    Police: US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard

    Headline from WPRI Providence ·

Reports & sources

34 articles, oldest first.

  1. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    U.S. couple likely dead after catamaran hijack in Caribbean (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico >> An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said today.

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely were thrown into the ocean, police said Monday.

  3. Fox2 Detroit

    Northern Virginia couple missing, feared dead in the Caribbean (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday.

  4. WHDH Boston

    US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missing American couple allegedly hijacked on yacht in Grenada were likely thrown overboard and are presumed dead, police say (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Polo Sandoval, Elizabeth Wolfe and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — The American couple allegedly hijacked by escaped prisoners while on their yacht in Grenada last week were likely thrown overboard, Royal Grenada Police Force Commissioner Don McKenzie said during a news conference Monday.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    US couple whose yacht was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in...

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    Grenada police say a US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died

  8. WMUR

    Police: US couple whose yacht was hijacked in Grenada are likely dead (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Police in Grenada said Monday that they believe a U.S. couple aboard their catamaran that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners last week were killed and thrown into the Caribbean Sea.

  9. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Police: US couple whose boat was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were likely thrown into the ocean and died, police in Grenada said Monday.

  10. Boston

    U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say (opens Boston)

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    Three escaped prisoners are allegedly responsible.

  11. NPR

    Police suspect U.S. couple are dead after their boat was hijacked in the Caribbean (opens NPR)

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    The couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely had been thrown into the ocean, police said.

  12. WDIO Duluth

    Here's what to know about a US couple missing in the Caribbean (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have said that Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel are presumed dead.

  13. Anchorage Daily News

    US couple whose boat was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Police in the Caribbean say they believe the couple were thrown into the ocean by three escaped prisoners and died last week.

  14. WPRI Providence

    Police: US couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard (opens WPRI Providence)

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    WPRI Providence's feed description

    A U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely were thrown into the ocean, police said Monday.

  15. Portland Press Herald

    Here’s what to know about a U.S. couple missing from catamaran in the Caribbean (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Police believe 3 escaped prisoners hijacked the catamaran with the couple aboard and then likely threw them into the water while traveling to St. Vincent from Grenada.

  16. Triblive

    Here's what to know about U.S. couple missing in Caribbean (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean are scouring waters in the region in hopes of finding a missing U.S. couple who were aboard their catamaran Simplicity more than a week ago when police say it was hijacked by three escaped prisoners from Grenada. Police have said

  17. WSVN Miami

    Missing American couple allegedly hijacked on yacht in Grenada were likely thrown overboard and are presumed dead, police say - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — The American couple allegedly hijacked by escaped prisoners while on their yacht in Grenada last week were likely thrown overboard, Royal Grenada Police

  18. Triblive

    American couple whose catamaran was hijacked were likely thrown overboard and died, Grenada police say (opens Triblive)

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    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — An older U.S. couple whose catamaran was hijacked last week in the Caribbean by three escaped prisoners were presumed dead and likely were thrown into the ocean, police said Monday. The accounts by police in Grenada and in St. Vincent and the Grenadines were a

  19. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. couple likely thrown overboard by boat hijackers and are dead, Granada police say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Police in the Caribbean say a U.S. couple whose boat was hijacked by three escaped prisoners were probably thrown overboard and are dead.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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