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06/25/09
Missing at the Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico: Update on Scotland’s Julia Howard Case
Filed under: Cancun Casa Blog, Cancun Tourism, Missing: Julia Howard
Posted by: Dangers @ 11:00 pm

 As of this morning, the local reports from Cancun, Mexico are indicating that the State Police of the Mexican State of Quintana Roo are now heavily involved with the investigation into the disappearance of Scottish woman, Julia Howard, last Monday at the 5-Star Resort, the Moon Palace, she was staying at with family. State Police are said to have searched the Moon Palace Hotel, Pool Areas, accompanying buildings and grounds while further, more extensive searches continue for the missing grandmother of eight. Yesterday reports indicated that marine police, mounted police and search dog teams have been brought in, in an effort to locate Ms. Howard or discover information that will lead to her recovery.


(Julia Howard-Missing in Cancun; Courtesy of the BBC)

 Local Newspaper, Diario de Quintana Roo reported today that the Quintana Roo State Police Chief, Luis Felipe Ortiz Seca stated his office finds the case at one time very simple, as to the turn of events leading up to the disappearance, while the finding of the disappearance itself, very strange, based on the known information. At it’s base the case revolves around the known information that Julia Howard was at the pool area of the Moon Palace Resort Monday morning with her family and indicated that she wanted to return to her room to retrieve a “sun hat”, Ms. Howard’s room was some 100 meters away, as per the police chief. Ms. Howard left for her room and hasn’t been seen since by her obviously distressed family. The 77 year old grandmother from Edinburgh was reported to be in good health by her family and had visited the resort in the past, having a strong familiarity with the Moon Palace grounds.

 Luis Felipe Ortiz Seca further indicated that the search and investigation is ongoing and that the State Police are interviewing both guests and employees of the resort for potential information in assisting with finding Julia Howard.


(Mounted Police Search Moon Palace, Cancun;Courtesy of Diario Respuesta)

We would also note that police forces from Benito Juarez and locally from Cancun are actively taking part in the search and investigation as has been reported in past blogs and news links.

More as it becomes available…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8119021.stm

http://www.dqr.com.mx/index.php/Benito-Juarez/Nota-RojaBJ/Sin-pistas-de-escocesa.html

http://www.diariorespuesta.com.mx/online2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2488:solidaridad-busca-a-turista-escocesa&catid=95:policiaco&Itemid=275

Also, we would like to pass along additional links, thanks to Robert from Coz on Trip Advisor Cancun for picking up on the story there; http://cancun-hotels.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g150807-i8-k2893410-Missing_Edinburgh_Woman-Cancun_Yucatan_Peninsula.html

And, our amiga, and Cancun blogger extraordinaire, CancunCanuck at; http://www.cancuncanuck.com/

Other Internet based sources are also now picking up the story and providing additional exposure;
http://www.calluma.com/news_feed_article.aspx?ArticleID=1457&categoryID=61

http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009/06/19/

http://www.noticaribe.com.mx/cancun/2009/06/no_hallan_a_turista_desaparecida.html

http://caribeinversion.blogspot.com/

http://en.wordpress.com/tag/west-lothian/

4 Responses to “Missing at the Moon Palace, Cancun, Mexico: Update on Scotland’s Julia Howard Case”

  1. elmo Says:
    June 25th, 2009 at 12:30 pm Thanks Dangers for the update. I hate all the surmising, and speculating that is going on on the forums, lets have just the facts, which you are so kindly providing……again, thanks
  2. Dangers Says:
    June 25th, 2009 at 4:47 pm Elmo~ thanks, we’re trying to keep it real while shedding some light on what is going on. ;-)
  3. Cancunero Says:
    June 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm -You might as well add the links of newspaper “Por Esto!”, which was the first to let local public in Cancun know what was going on, last Sunday, before the others… And keeps covering the story every day… Would be fair.
  4. Dangers Says:
    June 25th, 2009 at 8:42 pm Cancunero~ Por Esto was linked in the 06/20/09 & 06/23/09 blogs and prominently mentioned in the 6/23/09 blog referencing this story and is linked 24/7 on the RSS feeds on the left hand column of the blog. I’m a regular reader of Por Esto and credit them often. ;-) http://dangers.cancuncasa.com/?p=69 /  http://www.poresto.net/

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