Guyana - Rachel Smith, 34, from UK, did not return from holiday, New Amsterdam, 27 April 2019

[dotr]

Fears grow for missing Brit mum, 34, who disappeared on holiday in South America
Fears are growing for a missing British mother who disappeared while on holiday in South America.

Mum-of-one Rachel Smith, 34, was due to return six weeks ago after a week-long trip to Guyana.

She last made contact with her teen daughter on April 27 and friends and family now fear something terrible has happened.

Loved ones have launched a desperate appeal to find Rachel and police have joined in the search.

Lifelong friend Tammy Taylor said: "I just fear the worst has happened. It's not like her not to contact anyone.

"It's been six weeks since we have heard from her. It feels like something awful has happened."

"She added that neither she nor Kamielaa knew the friends Rachel had been staying with, and had been unable to reach anyone who knew her in New Amsterdam."

 

[moonriverfarm]

Any updates on this?

 

[lucylulu]

I hope see is found safe and very soon.

Fears grow for missing Brit mum, 34, who disappeared on holiday in South America

Tammy, 35, said Rachel left her home in Bristol in late April, telling family she was going to stay with friends in the town of New Amsterdam, Guyana, for one week.

She confirmed Rachel had messaged her 17-year-old daughter Kamielaa Smith almost daily.

But contact then stopped on the 27th and friends said nobody has been able to reach her since.

Tammy said: "Her daughter last spoke to her on April 27 but since then her phone's been cut. There has been no communication at all."

She added that neither she nor Kamielaa knew the friends Rachel had been staying with, and had been unable to reach anyone who knew her in New Amsterdam.

Tammy added: "I feel like there's something really wrong. It's not like her not to talk to her 17-year-old daughter. It's really out of character.

"She's quite quiet and keeps herself to herself normally. She's not a party girl or anything like that."

 

[TatianaBarbie]

LE needs to see where Rachel's phone was located when she sent those daily messages to her daughter, then start looking for Rachel at those locations, and questioning people at those locations.

 

[Elainera]

I can't find any news on this. How is that possible? She been missing for more than two months!

 

[meanmaryjean]

Holy canoli this is scary!

 

[LadyL]

nobody had contact information for her??? how strange

 

[Elainera]

Now this is odd. This article is from 5 weeks ago and tells almost word by word the same story as in the first post of this thread - BUT it says Rachel is missing in Amsterdam, not in Guyana although the url still says South America !

Search underway after Bristol mum disappears in South America

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

New Amsterdam is in Guyana. Which is more likely? Are both places equally likely? Missing since APRIL!!!

 

[Elainera]

New Amsterdam is in Guyana.

Ah! Thank you for enlightening me! I didn't know that. That makes more sense of course.

 

[flutterby]

Still no news. How odd

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

and such a common name to work with in sleuthing... glad she got the bump here.

 

[Frivolous]

Still no outcome.
And she isn't on the Missing people website either. Maybe she was found, and decided to keep it hush?

 

[GraceG]

Guyana has the 4th highest murder rate in South America. I can't imagine why one would decide to go there for a holiday. Close friends? Family there? It doesn't appear her daughter knew who she was visiting. US citizens warned of Guyana’s high crime rate - Guyana Times

 

[Frivolous]

It is a bit confusing how where she went missing seems to have changed.

Hmm. Just to add also I don't think her daughter is married or resides in New York I think that's just the kind of thing younger folk put on their Facebook Profiles.

There's either more to it than meets the eye or she's been found as her best friend hasn't said anything on her profile about it since June last year either.

Ah, I see.
It's just strange why there was no clear indication on Rachel's behalf as to where she went. And if that isn't strange itself, the two places where it was thought she went are the same.

Amsterdam & New Amsterdam

Was it a slip on words from Rachel?

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

More to it.

IMO.

 

[chimpface]

More to it.

IMO.

Agreed and considering the location I have a suspicion what it may be.

 

[iulia]

Her FB page with a little activity between May 2021 and January 2022. Log in or sign up to view

 

[chimpface]

Moving away from a partner is my guess