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Virgin Island officials expand search for missing Kentucky woman
Read full article: Virgin Island officials expand search for missing Kentucky woman(CNN) - The search in the Virgin Islands for missing American Lucy Schuhmann was expanded on Wednesday, police said. Officials expanded their search after receiving a tip called into Crimestoppers on Wednesday morning, said Karl Caesar, a spokesman for the Virgin Islands Police Department told CNN. The search area in St. John now includes a body of water near the pond where investigators searched on Monday. A multiagency search ensued, including resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue. The US Coast Guard, divers and snorkelers have helped look for the missing woman around the southern shoreline of the Virgin Island National Park, near where her rental vehicle was found, officials said.

Kentucky woman missing in Virgin Islands as storm approaches
Read full article: Kentucky woman missing in Virgin Islands as storm approachesLucy Schuhmann of Kentucky disappeared from a BNB in the Virgin Islands. ST JOHN, Virgin Islands - As three tropical systems gather in the Atlantic, the urgency is growing to find a Kentucky woman missing in the Virgin Islands. The multi-agency search, which includes resources from the Virgin Islands Police Department and St. John Rescue, will continue despite tropical storm warnings that have closed local marine ports, Kelly said. The storm will continue to impact the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico into Wednesday with heavy rains and potential flooding, an advisory from the agency released Monday night said. Facilities at the Virgin Islands National Park were closed Monday and Tuesday in anticipation of the storm and won't reopen until port and weather conditions permit, a statement from the agency said.