National Park In St. John To Shift To Limited Continuous Search For Lucy Schuhmann
- Staff
- October 02, 2019
After two weeks and no new clues, Virgin Islands National Park will downscale the search effort for Lucy Schuhmann who was first reported missing on September 19, NPS said Wednesday evening. During a staff briefing earlier today, the NPS Incident Commander, Scott Guenther, expressed his gratitude to all team members who participated in the effort. He also stated that the search should henceforth continue at the park but on a more limited basis. According to NPS, across fourteen days, local and mainland NPS personnel were assisted by Virgin Islands Police Department, St. John Rescue, US Geological Survey, US Coast Guard and dedicated volunteers who searched extensively and found little evidence of Ms. Schuhmann. In addition to the search effort, the NPS and VIPD launched investigations which are expected to continue through the coming days, NPS said. The search for Ms. Schuhmann was supported by a technical climbing team, unmanned aerial devices (drones), snorkel and SCUBA divers and ...
