The search for two Americans who went missing on a Barbados Jet Ski ride has been called off

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The United States, which was helping with the search, withdrew its assisting aircraft on Saturday, Morris also said. Oscar Suarez, 32 and Magdalena Devil, 25, rented the Jet Ski from a local company at Holetown Beach in Barbados on June 24. When they didn't return 20 minutes later, the operators became worried and contacted other operators in the area to search for them, according to police. Both were wearing life jackets when they were last seen.The Police Marine Unit and Barbados Coast Guard both searched the waters but did not find the couple or the Jet Ski, police said. Authorities also checked with the management of the hotel wherethe Americans were staying, but neither of them had returned.Mottley told reporters Thursday that searches typically last 72 hours but she had instructed authorities to continue looking for Suarez and Devil for an additional three days. "We need to literally ensure that we have exhausted every possible opportunity with respect to finding your relatives," Mottley said, addressing the couple's family members.The family desperately handed out flyers on a beach on the island's west coast hoRead More – Source