Person of interest questioned, vehicle impounded in Bristol’s disappearance

Police were Thursday questioning a man in connection with the disappearance of Barbadian-American Samara Cameisha Kymel Bristol, 30, who is visiting from New York.

A vehicle owned by the person of interest has also been impounded as the search continued for the missing woman after bizarre developments over the last 24 hours in which a fire broke out at the house where she was staying at Airy Cot, St. Thomas.

Police also dismissed as “reckless and unfortunate misinformation” that a woman’s body had been found. They urged people to desist from setting out to deliberately create misleading information and stories.

Bristol’s mother, Samantha Bristol, reported from her home in Queens, New York that she last heard her daughter sometime between 6:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

In the rural heartland community of Airy Cot, tightlipped residents would only confirm to Barbados TODAY that they saw Bristol staying at a house in the district.

Police have continued to appeal to the public for information about Bristol’s whereabouts. She is between five feet, seven inches and five feet, eight inches tall, is stoutly built and full-breasted, police said.

She has a light brown complexion and speaks with an American accent. Her nose is pierced once; her ears are pierced multiple times. Bristol’s hair is styled in black box braids. She has a slightly long forehead, oval-shaped eyes which appear to be puffy, a small mouth and lips and straight teeth.

Her clothing at the time of her disappearance is unknown, said police.

The District “D”police station is receiving reports at 4191726/1729, along with Police Emergency 211 or any other Police Station. (NEWSDESK)