Ann Evans was contacted by police a week after she was reported missing, but no other information is known at this time.
WASHINGTON — An American woman was located a week after being reported missing on a Caribbean island.
Ann Evans, 55, is a U.S. citizen who was cruising on the Rotterdam, a Holland America ship. When the ship made a stop at Port St. Maarten in Philipsburg on Nov. 20, she got off for a tour, according to the Police Force of Sint Maarten.
But on Friday, Nov. 28, police said they made contact with Evans.
“In accordance with the laws governing privacy and the protection of personal data, no additional information will be released about the individual or their circumstances,” the department said in a statement.
They called the update final and thanked the public for helping find Evans.
Her disappearance is the latest cruise-line incident to make headlines.
Earlier in November, the body of 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found under a bed aboard a Carnival cruise ship. Law enforcement sources told CBS News that Kepner’s body was found by a housekeeper under the bed in her stateroom on the ship, which returned to Port Miami on Nov. 8.
Kepner died of “mechanical asphyxia,” according to a death certificate obtained by ABC News.
Authorities have kept details of the investigation under wraps but told the family that Anna’s 16-year-old stepbrother was considered a suspect in the death. According to ABC News, the Kepners were told by authorities that the stepbrother was “the only one seen going in and the only one seen going out” from the room, per the security cameras.
And in October, a luxury cruise was canceled mid-trip after an 80-year-old woman was left behind during an island excursion and died on a remote island near Australia.
The woman, identified as Suzanne Rees, was found dead after being left behind on Lizard Island, one of the first stops on the 60-day voyage. The reported $50,000 voyage was scheduled to take passengers around Australia, eventually reaching Western Australia.
CEO of Coral Expeditions, the cruise operator, Mark Fifield, told BBC the remainder of the trip was cancelled due to the “tragic passing of Suzanne Rees and previous mechanical issues.” He added that the company was issuing full refunds and coordinating flights for all passengers.
Rees was reported missing after crew members aboard the Coral Adventurer confirmed she had not returned to the ship. A land and sea search was launched, and her body was discovered on the island a day later.