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Search For Missing New Jersey Couple Called Off In Barbados

MONTCLAIR, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – The search for a New Jersey couple missing in Barbados has been called off.

Magdalena Devil and Oscar Suarez of Montclair were last seen on June 24 when they rented a personal water vehicle at Holetown Beach and never returned.

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The Barbados and U.S. Coast Guards searched the area by land and sea for nearly a week, but there's been no trace of the couple.

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A New Jersey couple has gone missing while on vacation in Barbados. (Photo credit: Royal Barbados Police Force/Facebook)

According to the prime minister of Barbados, the search was halted at sunset on Sunday.

A GoFundMe had been set up, with a goal of $30,000 to fund Suarez's mom and sister's flight to the island nation and to hopefully bring everyone home safely.

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