The Department of Public Safety suspended yesterday afternoon the search for the two missing Japanese sisters, with still no trace of them. <\/p>\n
DPS Boating Safety Section officers dived at Wing Beach until late afternoon yesterday, hoping to find sisters Natsuki Yamada, 33, and Chinatsu Yamada, 26. <\/p>\n
The Yamada sisters are believed to have gone night swimming at Wing Beach on June 29 up to the early morning of June 30. <\/p>\n
DPS spokesman Travis Hurst said a determination was made to suspend the search after an exhaustive effort that spanned days. Hurst said DPS has expended a great deal of resources in the search for the two.<\/p>\n
Hurst assured, though, that the investigation into the disappearance of the Yamada sisters is still ongoing.<\/p>\n
\u201cDPS is going to be working diligently in finding the answers necessary to bring a resolution to this case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Hurst said DPS would like to thank the CNMI Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Commonwealth Ports Authority for their assistance in the search.<\/p>\n
The Yamada sisters arrived on Saipan last June 28. They were supposed to go back to Japan on June 30. That day, June 30, at 12:08pm, the car they rented was recovered at Wing Beach, which is near the Mariana Resort and Spa where the two stayed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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