US Couple Whose Catamaran Was Hijacked Were Likely Thrown Overboard and Died, Grenada Police Say

Investigators from Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines stand aboard the yacht "Simplicity," now anchored at the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard Service Calliaqua Base, in Calliaqua, St. Vincent, on Feb. 23, 2024. Kenton X. Chance/AP Photo

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 Monday.

The announcement is a blow to those who were independently helping search for Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel and had hoped they were still alive.