The Department of Public Safety is mulling an underwater search as the mysterious disappearance of sisters Faloma and Maleina Luhk enters its fifth week today, Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Press secretary Angel Demapan told Saipan Tribune yesterday that DPS is considering doing an underwater search for the Luhk sisters.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut this is largely dependent on the weather and the level of visibility. The department has not disclosed any further details on this matter,\u201d Demapan said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOperation Hope\u201d had local and federal authorities doing ground searches for weeks, while a helicopter from the U.S. Navy and a C-130 plane from the U.S. Air Force did an aerial search for a day. Only underwater search has not been done.<\/p>\n
Last Friday, DPS searched the cliff line of Banzai Cliff using a search and rescue boat but failed to find any trace of the girls.<\/p>\n
Demapan said that DPS takes all tips seriously regardless of whether it comes from a family member or from an anonymous caller.<\/p>\n
\u201cAgain, the department is taking all steps to ensure that ongoing investigations are not jeopardized and therefore cannot get into more details at this time,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Luhk sisters were reported missing near a bus stop in As Teo last May 25. A $50,000 cash reward has been put up for information on the girls\u2019 whereabouts. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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