Search continues for missing Canadian woman and her American boyfriend in Belize

“So whatever happened, they don’t have their things to travel,” Milholen said.

Matus checked in to her flight online Tuesday night, shortly before she was last seen leaving a bar, he said. But the airline reportedly confirmed that Matus never showed up.

He said Matus has homes in Belize and Canada, and lives in the Central American country five or six months a year.

“She’s a great, great person,” Milholen said. “She’s very outgoing.”

While Travel Canada suggests people “exercise a high degree of caution” throughout Belize due to high rates of violent crime, Milholen said the area of Corozal, where Matus lives, is very safe.

“The possibilities (of what happened) are endless,” he said. “But I don’t have an idea that I want to share publicly. I have a law enforcement background, so I know you have to keep an open mind.”

Milholen said the police in Belize have put out a national bulletin in response to Matus and De Voursney’s disappearance, and they’re also searching for the couple.

“And we have a whole host of volunteers, mostly made up of expats, looking for them,” he said. The search started Friday, and by Sunday, they’d covered the part of town where Matus lived.

He said they are planning to branching out to De Voursney’s side of town Monday.

A spokeswoman for Global Affairs said they’re aware that a Canadian citizen was reported missing in Belize, but she said consular officials are in contact with the family and local officials, but declined to comment further, citing privacy considerations.

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Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press

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Search continues for missing Canadian woman and her American boyfriend in Belize

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