An Arizona mom of two vanished over the weekend while on vacation with her boyfriend in Belize, according to new reports.
Alison MacKenzie, 43, of Prescott, was on a catamaran tour off the coast of the Central American country when she disappeared early Saturday, the Daily Courier reported.
MacKenzie and her boyfriend, Paige Rote, 58, along with the rest of their tour group, camped overnight Friday on a small island called Rendezvous Caye, according to BreakingBelizeNews.com.
But when Rote woke up around 6 a.m. Saturday, his girlfriend was nowhere to be found.
“They’re doing searches,” Alison’s mother, Cherie MacKenzie, told the Courier on Monday. “So far, they haven’t come up with anything. We’re afraid she somehow ended up in the ocean and is gone.”
The couple was part of a three-day, two-night excursion with Raggamuffin Tours Limited. The company told BreakingBelizeNews.com that it is deeply distressed and concerned about Alison’s whereabouts, and has been in touch with her family.
“Raggamuffin Tours Limited is cooperating fully with law enforcement officers in their investigation into this incident,” the company said. “We have given the Belize Police Department comprehensive details of all passengers and met with our crew. We are aware that extensive interviews have been conducted by the police at Rendezvous Caye and in Caye Caulker.”
The United States Embassy is aiding in the investigation, the Courier reported. The Prescott police are unable to help because the incident appears to be contained to Belize, Sgt. Gary Novak with the Prescott Police Department told the outlet.
“We are trying to find the people that were on the catamaran tour boat with her,” Cherie MacKenzie posted to Facebook. “We have no idea where in the world they may live. But we are praying if enough people send this around, someone who knows something will contact me.”
Alison, a Prescott resident since 1998, has two grown children.
“My whole family is beyond devastated, it just doesn’t seem real,” Cherie wrote. “Her two daughters are past being consoled. They have lost their mother and best friend. I want her home with us, no matter how she may be found. I want my daughter back.”