Search for Natalee Holloway Winding Down

Searchers looking for Natalee Holloway on and around the island of Aruba are giving their effort one more day. If they find no trace of the Alabama teen today, they plan to leave the Caribbean tomorrow, possibly meaning the world may never know what happened to the missing honors student.

Forensic divers from Florida State University, Navy SEALS volunteering their vacation time, specially-equipped F-16s from Holland, the Dutch Marines, and members of the Texas-based EquuSearch have searched on land and underwater, in caverns and lagoons for some trace of Natalee Holloway with no results.

Tim Miller, director of Texas EquuSearch, said he doesn't believe Natalee, who disappeared May 30 just before she was supposed to catch a flight home, is on the island. His teams plans to leave Aruba if they find nothing today, with the help of the two Navy SEALS diving team.

Appeal Hearings Tuesday

Meanwhile, two appeal hearings are scheduled Tuesday in connection with the case. The prosecution plans to appeal before a three-judge panel a decision last week by a judge who ordered the release of Deepak and Satish Kalpoe, who had been detained since June 9.

Also, attorneys for Joran Van Der Sloot, plan to appeal the decision by the same judge to continue his detention for 60 more days.

News reports indicate that the Aruban prosecutor now has forensic reports of evidence collected in the case, which was sent to Holland for analysis and has now been returned. The prosecutor did not have those reports in time for last week's hearings, the reports said.

The nature of that evidence is unknown.

See Also:
Natalee Holloway Is A Victim of Irresponsible Parenting
Divers Come Up Empty in Aruba Search
Boycott Aruba Petition Gains Momentum

Background:
Aruba Prosecutor to Appeal Kalpoe Brothers' Release
Natalee's Mom: Don't Let Kalpoe Brothers Leave
Kalpoe Brothers Freed in Holloway Case
Aruba Suspects Face Key Court Hearing
Only Three Suspects Held in Aruba Investigation
Aruban Authorities Confirm Murder Suspicions
Suspect's Dad Arrested; Joran's Story Changes
More Arrests in Natalee Holloway Case
Helicopter Searches Aruba, Police Search Teen's Home
New Search Launched for Natalee Holloway
Security Guards Released in Natalee Holloway Case
Natalee Holloway's Family Clings to Hope
Confusion Reigns in Natalee Holloway Case
Three More Arrested in Natalee Holloway Case
Security Guards Detained in Natalee Holloway Case
Alabama Teen Disappears on Senior Aruba Trip

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