An American tourist has vanished in Turks and Caicos after he left his Airbnb within the early morning, walking toward the downtown area of the favored tourist destination.
Brian Tarrance, 51, was last seen on security footage leaving his rental home in Grace Bay, Providenciales, and walking toward the downtown area around 3:30 a.m. on June 25, in line with private investigator Carl DeFazio.
DeFazio, who was hired by Tarrance’s family, told News 12 Westchester that nothing was out of the abnormal leading as much as his disappearance.
“The whole lot prior to the purpose where he walked out of that house, he seems superb,” DeFazio said. “They’d a ship trip and went to dinner, similar to every other family would do after they’re here.”
Tarrance, who recently moved to Manhattan, arrived in Turks and Caicos together with his wife on June 22. They planned to remain until June 29.
The evening Tarrance went missing, his wife had gone to bed. When she woke up, he was not on the Airbnb.
“They appeared to be having a traditional couple days, and he ended up walking out of his condo, which is in a really secure place and in the course of Grace Bay Road,” DeFazio told Fox News. “We have now him on camera, and he walks into town, after which he principally disappears, and we haven’t heard from him since.”
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He was seen leaving the rental wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sneakers. He also had his cellphone and wallet with him.
DeFazio said that it stays a mystery why Tarrance left the Airbnb in the primary place.
“That’s a bit of bizarre in itself,” he said. “He’s in the course of town. His wife was sleeping.”
DeFazio said he has been working to acquire a record of Tarrance’s phone activity while on the island, however it’s been a “slow process.”
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police have listed Tarrance as missing and are currently investigating the matter.
DeFazio said that police are using drones to scan the world and reviewing CCTV footage of the night of his disappearance.
“We try the whole lot we are able to. We’ve blanketed the world with photos, put it on social media chats and all types of things,” DeFazio said.
He said that he’s “very pleased with the response from the local businesses and other people on vacation,” who’ve offered their assistance after missing person flyers were distributed all around the island.
“Up to now, we haven’t been successful in anything, but we’re not giving up hope…What I tell the family…in cases like this: Stay positive until you’ve a reason to not be,” DeFazio said.
Turks and Caicos police are asking anyone with details about Tarrance’s disappearance to contact 911 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
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