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THE BOTTOM, Saba – Hikers found a body Wednesday in an abandoned sulfur mine that was the focus of searches for a missing American tourist who vanished on the tiny Caribbean island.
A forensic pathologist has been summoned to Saba to determine if the body is that of Joel D. Gove, a 47-year-old environmental consultant from Trenton, New Jersey, Lt. Gov. Sydney Sorton said.
Gove was last seen on Dec. 28 as he hiked near the abandoned mine. Authorities and volunteers combed the island for more than 10 days after he vanished but did not find any trace of him.
Saba, a mountainous, 5-square-mile (13-square-kilometer) island that is popular with divers, is southwest of the island of Saint Maarten.
Separately, authorities were searching for Paul Valiulis, 42, of Shreveport, Louisiana, a student at the medical school in Saba who was reported missing Tuesday after he did not return from a swim.
From Asma’s blog. She also said that his mask was found near Diamond Rock, where she and I went diving. I remember her telling me stories when I was there about how one person in town was attacked with a cutlass, and another with a harpoon gun… a lot of weird stuff happens on that little island.
