Search for clues to girl tourist deaths resumes

THE SEARCH for clues into the deaths of two young Dutch women tourists in Chiriqui has resumed. It was held up because of bad weather, Now a group of 20 investigators from various agencies are combing the El Pianista  pathway to gather more evidence in the deaths of Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers.

The operation is being coordinated by the police, border patrol agency Senafront, civil defense agency Sinaproc and the Department of Judicial investigation.
Police sources explained that the operation had not been reactivated previously due to the bad weather in the area, which could have endangered the investigators reports La Prensa.
The search will focus on the area where remains of the two women were found. It will last for three days.
Prosecutor Betzaida Pittí met with Dutch authorities and the families of the two women two weeks ago to discuss the case. Pittí was briefed on the results of a forensic study of a camera and cell phones belonging to the two women which were recovered from a backpack.
The families are hoping that the additional search can uncover more clues to explain how the women died. They went missing April 1 and their remains were found in early June. Meanwhile a family in Stockport, Lancashire, UK,  whose son disappered in the same area in remarkabley similar circumstances in 2009 has asked the British Foreign office to issue a Panama travel advisory.