Overview
- Authorities on Saba are searching for 53-year-old Erik Matthijsen, a Dutch ambulance nurse who went missing during a private walk near Well's Bay.
- The island government says teams have swept marked trails and rough ground using drones and thermal imaging as marines, Coast Guard boats and a patrol aircraft scan the coastline.
- Officials asked residents to review security and doorbell videos from that day near Well’s Bay and to share any possible sightings with police.
- Matthijsen works for Ambulancedienst Zuid-Holland Zuid and was on Saba to provide medical support for a technical project during a trip outside his regular duties.
- Saba’s steep volcanic terrain and few access points around Well’s Bay make searching dangerous, so authorities urge people not to mount private searches.