Hijackers threw elderly couple overboard after capturing yacht, police say

The yacht Simplicity was hijacked by the three escaped prisoners from Grenada (AP Photo/Kenton X. Chance)

By Danica Coto, Associated Press

Police in Grenada said on Monday that they believe an elderly US couple aboard their catamaran that was hijacked by three escaped prisoners last week were killed and thrown into the Caribbean Sea.

The announcement is a blow to those who were independently helping search for Ralph Hendry and Kathy Brandel and had hoped they were still alive.