North Carolina Woman Missing in Grenada Likely Drowned, Husband Believes

Elizabeth “Liz” Waddell, 43, vanished from Grenada on July 22 while vacationing with friends, and her husband now believes she drowned in the ocean. Cailen Waddell released new information through FindLiz.com indicating that jet skiers were the last people to see his wife alive in the water, where she had ventured considerably offshore.

According to Waddell’s account, the jet skiers approached his wife around 5:30 p.m. that Wednesday and urged her to leave the ocean for several minutes. She allegedly rejected their assistance, telling them she was an accomplished swimmer while giving them a thumbs-up gesture before they departed the area.

Surveillance footage from a neighboring Airbnb captured what appears to be Liz walking near a pool with a towel before jumping from a dock into the water and swimming beyond the camera’s view. The video represents the final documented evidence of her whereabouts that afternoon.

Waddell traveled to Grenada two days after his wife’s disappearance was reported to the Royal Grenada Police Force to participate in search operations. He returned to the United States after one week when drones, dive teams, and search dogs failed to locate any sign of her.

Police continue to classify the case as a missing persons investigation. Despite his apparent acceptance of the likely outcome, Waddell said he maintains faint hope, adding he would immediately return to retrieve her if she were to unexpectedly reappear.