{"id":20276,"date":"2026-07-28T21:47:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20276"},"modified":"2026-07-28T21:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:47:33","slug":"search-for-north-carolina-woman-liz-waddell-is-still-a-missing-person-case-grenada-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20276","title":{"rendered":"Search for North Carolina woman Liz Waddell is still a missing person case, Grenada police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p id=\"anchor-4edd80\" class=\"body-graf\">Grenadian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/liz-waddell-search-cary-supporting-family-grenada-july-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\">police said Tuesday<\/a> that their nearly week-old search for a missing North Carolina woman is still active, with hopes of finding the swimmer alive.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0b9195\" class=\"body-graf\">Elizabeth \u201cLiz\u201d<strong> <\/strong>Waddell, a 44-year-old Cary resident, was last seen going out for a swim at Grand Anse Beach on Wednesday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rgpf.gd\/posts\/pfbid0nTGTVep4yScGrpwdaWqhpcmfUU2tgz2fHX7myqvZAjiWXZfvzK96xWKQuLVEaU9kl\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Grenada Police Force said.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-acb806\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cAt this time, the matter continues, continues to be treated as a missing person investigation,\u201d acting Commissioner of Police Randy Connaught told reporters on Tuesday. \u201cI repeat, at this time, the matter continues to be treated as a missing person.\u201d  <\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\" data-testid=\"inline-video\" id=\"anchor-e93369\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc styles_videoContainer___xc7B video-container paused\" data-testid=\"gamma-video-player\">\n<div class=\"styles_gridStackWrapper__Z_AMc videoSlate styles_videoSlate__IvkAP\"><picture class=\"\" data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_07\/1785106903208_wnn_missingwoman_260726_S3_1920x1080-anffdd.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2026_07\/1785106903208_wnn_missingwoman_260726_S3_1920x1080-anffdd.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" 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class=\"body-graf\">Waddell\u2019s traveling partner was captured on surveillance cameras on the beach at 12:46 p.m. and she reported the swimmer missing to police at 5:50 p.m., Connaught added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-9635db\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cThere is nothing questionable about her account of the investigations and we continue to receive cooperation from her,\u201d  Connaught said of the traveling companion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-393e73\" class=\"body-graf\">Even though Waddell hasn\u2019t been seen in nearly six days, police said they still seek to rescue her.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-afe684\" class=\"body-graf\">\u201cIt is our hope that Elizabeth will be found and found alive and well,\u201d Connaught said. \u201cThe Royal Grenada Police Force remains equally hopeful that she will be safe and that she is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-31014c\" class=\"body-graf\">Local police had been appealing to fishermen, boat operators and residents along the southern coastline to keep their eyes peeled for medium build woman with short blonde hair.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-4f8d44\" class=\"body-graf\">Waddell and her friend first arrived in Grenada, the island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea that\u2019s about 100 miles north of Venezuela, on July 11.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-39adc0\" class=\"body-graf\">The missing woman\u2019s husband has since come to the island to help in the search effort, officials said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"anchor-0f240b\" class=\"endmark body-graf\">\u201cAny bit of information will do at this time, and we do hope that we can locate Elizabeth very soon,\u201d Connaught said. \u201cAgain, we empathize with the family, relatives, and friends, and we are hopeful that Elizabeth will be found alive. Thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grenadian police said Tuesday that their nearly week-old search for a missing North Carolina woman is still active, with hopes of finding the swimmer alive. 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