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3 Belizeans Still Missing At Sea
Thu, September 3, 2015
There is still no sign of the 3 Belize City fishermen who went missing at sea one week ago. 20-year-old Donovan Usher, 29-year-old Giovanni Murrillo, and 33-year-old Jerome Bowen left for Turneffe Island on Thursday morning on a one day fishing trip but have not returned. We spoke with relatives today who are demanding answers from the Coast Guard - because one of the missing men Giovanni Murrillo was in the news in February of this year for allegedly firing on the Coast Guard. The family says he had received threats of retaliation:..

Anna Cardenes, Mother of Donovan Usher
"They are fishermen. Every day they go out for one day and come in back. But on the trips that they go they say that they were being threaten - that the coast guard was threatening them. They told them that anytime they meet them out there they will kill them. Giovanni Murrillo and Jerome Bowen had a case with the coast guard and they won the case and ever since they won the case, the coast guard were threatening them. My son went with them."

"One night they went to do an overnight and the coast guard went out there like after 12. They went to the camp and they beat them up bad and one of my sons were involved in it. My son said that they hold down his head under water and told them that they will kill them. Tell me what do you want me to think?"

Dannica Usher, Giovanni's Girlfriend
"I just want to say if anybody out there know anything about them to please let us know because we need closure. Right now I am pregnant with Giovanni second baby and I can't do it without him. We need to know, we need closure."

When we contacted the CG today they told us that they have no comment until there is something concrete and formal to respond to.

We note that all 3 missing men have been in the news for a number of offences including firearm and fisheries involving undersized conch.

Tonight - they remain missing and anyone knowing their whereabouts is asked to call the police.

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