During a couple of days 15 divers of American, French and Dutch nationality, have been searching for bodily remains of Leta Lynn Cordes, who went missing in February 2008.
Extensive searches were conducted on the French side of the island of Sint Maarten in an area known as ‘ Etang de Poisson’, including the mangrove area’s surrounding the water. The whole area was divided in to sectors and thoroughly searched. In some cases waters were very shallow and could be searched on foot.
Based on information gathered during these searches, it was decided to execute another search attempt in the vicinity of Etang de Poisson.