A man’s decomposed body has turned up in the search for a New York man who mysteriously went missing last week in Turks and Caicos, local authorities said.
Investigators found “the body of a deceased male in a decomposed state” during a search in the area of Grace Bay — but have not said whether it belongs to Brian Tarrence, who went missing June 25, CBS reported, citing the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force.
Tarrence, 51, who lived in Manhattan, was last seen three days after arriving at the lush Caribbean island for a romantic anniversary getaway with his wife of a year. He was caught on security video leaving his Airbnb at Paradise Inn in Grace Bay, Providenciales, around 3:30 a.m.
His wife, who remains in Turks and Caicos, has hired a private investigator to abet the search.
Tarrence, the vice president of Diligent Software, had his cellphone and wallet when he left his rental and was in an area known to be safe, that private investigator claimed.
“So far, we haven’t been successful in anything, but we’re not giving up hope,” private investigator Carl DeFazio, a former NYPD cop and US Marine, told Fox News last week.
DeFazio stated that he is trying to obtain records of Tarrence’s phone activity while on the island in an attempt to piece together his movements and potentially find him alive.
The US State Department issued a travel advisory in March for tourists visiting the popular vacation island chain — with violent robberies rising by 143% and gun-related crimes up 123% in the year 2024, according to InSight Crime.
Investigators have stated that no criminality is yet suspected in Tarrence’s disappearance.
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