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Evan Neal’s Family Desperate For Answers
posted (January 15, 2019)
Where is Evan Neal? The 43 year old father of three is the owner of the fishing camp on Mapp Caye and he is missing tonight. Police found his watchman, 29 year old Edinio Enso Humes dead on Saturday night in a latrine with a gunshot to the head.

But Evan Neal and another unidentified man are still unaccounted for. His brother Mark told us why recent events on the island have him fearing the worst:

Mark Neal, Brother - Evan Neal, missing
"As we know when system like this happen - 2-3 days, our hope kinda lost. But I am hoping that fishermen around the area who work within the area fishing and vessels like the water taxis' passing by, if they see anything they can inform us. We need closure. Even if I find my brother not alive, I would hope not, because I have faith in the Lord that will happen. We are asking the general public and fishermen within the area if you see anything, call us. It might be a reward there. We are trying to get my brother and we are trying to get closure and it hurts my heart every time I don't have closure on my brother. That's my little brother."

"Anybody see anything out there, even see one of the vessels he owns, has the name on it - they can give me a call."

Reporter
"What's the name of the vessels they should be looking at?"

Mark Neal, Brother - Evan Neal, missing
"I know the main vessel he was in - the one with the motor that was missing, named Shanice and the other one named Shannon. I don't know which area they are, but we are hoping that we might find my brother alive."

Reporter
"In deed. Explain to me what's the history of that area and why you do have grave concerns?"

Mark Neal, Brother - Evan Neal, missing
"He had spoken to me in October there are a bunch of pirates, guys who called themselves pirates. They go and start to steal people things within the area. My brother had run them off 2-3 times. I think he even called the Coast Guard on them and made a report. This was in October and he told me you know bro, those guys are messing with it, he says I am trying to hold them down, because all I want to do is live. They are pirates and they will do anything and I am feeling that I hope the police visit these complaints my brother made, because it might be helpful."

Reporter
"Do you think that might be a factor that someone thinks that the men on that island may know the whereabouts of some floating drugs?"

Mark Neal, Brother - Evan Neal, missing
"I don't think so, my brother has never got caught up within that. I am not saying would be lucky if he found them. But I am saying to you that I know these pirates has been trying after him for some time, trying to run him from the area and try to steal his pot or his lobster traps."

Neal has been a fisherman for his entire adult life.

Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of Evan Neal is asked to call 651-1429.

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