If the person missing were a local islander, you might have a point, but the person missing is a time driven American. I suppose this 'Island time' is what we are seeing regarding their extreme negligence and slow work on the case, in which their slowness has greatly jeopardized the case.
What time was the beach patrol person notified? Is this a fact or a rumor? If its a fact, got a source and link?
What I read was that a DEA agent met with the chaperone who had stayed in Aruba with Nat's stuff when she did not arrive for the plane the morning they left. When the DEA agent talked with her, he found out the beach patrol who had been notified had not filed a report. This was later afternoon, somehow the time 8 pm sticks with me, before the Holloways got there. Then he told the chaperone who to contact. The Holloways arrived later, around 10, and did their own sleuthing. During the day, the chaperone had called the kids back in Atlanta to find out what they knew.
My guess is the beach patrol just sort of took the report, thought everyone was overreacting and sat on it. I suspect they get reports alot. This is a gambling island, people miss planes. In fact in the US if you file a report like this, the cops do nothing for a couple of days even if a kid is 14,,assume it is a runaway.
If the person missing were a local islander, you might have a point, but the person missing is a time driven American.
But that doesn't change how an islander processes the information. A trained PO should take that into account but we're talking about 'beach patrol'...grunts, I'd presume, who probably aren't highly trained. Aruba is a small island with a resident population of under 100,000.
What time was the beach patrol person notified? Is this a fact or a rumor?
It's from Diehl's timeline. There are few facts known in this case so the category is rumor. Quote & link follows. I'd suggest backtracking & trying to find out when the students' return flight landed back in Alabama to approximate when they left Aruba. Or check airline schedules?
...seniors were expected to be in the lobby of the Holiday Inn by 10:30 on Monday morning to assemble for the journey home... Local police were first notified of the situation at approximately 11:30 AM, one hour after the seniors scheduled departure from the hotel lobby. A member of the beach patrol was dispatched to take a report and collect a copy of her passport for identification purposes...Hotel staff interacted with the chaperone, answering questions and putting forth possible explanations prior to the travel agent for the trip being contacted at approximately 2PM. That is believed to be close to the time of the departing flight, though the exact time of the flight is unconfirmed...
I suspect that the flight left earlier than 2 PM. Small island & it can't take all that long to get to the airport. Or, possibly they had a scheduled lunch stop? OTOH, it was a large group...over 100, I think, so allowing 3.5 hours to get everyone gathered & processed may not be unreasonable.