Key keywords: Cary mom missing Grenada, Grenada tourist disappearance 2024, Airbnb guest missing after swim, Grenada coastal missing person case, North American tourist missing Grenada, missing female open water swimmer, Grenada Royal Police Force missing investigation, Caribbean coastal tourist safety A 42-year-old mother of two from Cary, North Carolina has been officially reported missing in Grenada after leaving her beachfront Airbnb rental for an early morning swim earlier this week, her close travel friend confirmed to local and international media on Thursday. The missing woman, identified by family as Hannah Chappell, traveled to the Caribbean island last Saturday for a 7-day leisure vacation with two long-time college friends, staying at a privately owned Airbnb property directly on Grand Anse Beach, one of Grenada’s most visited coastal tourist destinations. Her travel companion Sarah Miller told reporters that Chappell, an avid open water swimmer with 8 years of experience training for regional triathlons, woke up at 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday, notified the group she planned to complete a 30-minute swim close to the shoreline, and left the rental only carrying her goggles and swim cap. Miller said she grew alarmed when Chappell did not return to the Airbnb by 7:30 a.m., and immediately walked the 2-mile stretch of beach surrounding the rental to search for her, with no sign of Chappell or her personal belongings. The group first contacted the Airbnb host for support, then filed an official missing person report with the Grenada Royal Police Force (GRPF) just before 8 a.m. the same day. GRPF officials confirmed in a public press briefing on Friday that they have launched a full-scale search and rescue operation, deploying coast guard patrol boats, aerial search drones, and a team of 25 trained officers to comb the local shoreline, nearby hidden coves, and offshore waters within a 5-mile radius of the Airbnb property. Local commercial fishermen have also joined the search effort on a volunteer basis, using their small vessels to access remote coastal zones that official patrol boats cannot reach easily. Chappell’s husband and two children, aged 8 and 10, arrived in Grenada on Thursday evening, and released a public statement asking any witnesses who saw a woman matching Chappell’s description swimming in the Grand Anse Beach area between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. on Tuesday to contact GRPF immediately. “Hannah is an extremely careful, skilled swimmer who knows how to navigate shifting sea conditions, so her disappearance is completely out of character for her,” the statement read. Local tourism authorities noted that a low-level rip current advisory was in effect for Grand Anse Beach on Tuesday morning, but that the advisory had not been upgraded to a high-risk warning at the time Chappell went swimming. Airbnb has also released an official statement saying it is fully cooperating with the ongoing police investigation, and has provided all relevant booking records and host communication logs to the GRPF. As of press time, no trace of Chappell has been found, and the search operation is scheduled to continue through the weekend.