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"Two stupid individuals, two playful people, who always try to help people, that's what they are," Figueroa said.

They had to return to New York on March 27 at 5:45, announced Figueroa. When they did not return, Figueroa said that his family had started looking for them.

Figueroa said that she had spoken to a representative of the US Embbady on March 31, who had told her "no bodies were found, no dead bodies were reported, no accident, no one is in jail. "

She said that she was relieved. Maybe they were just lost.

But on Tuesday, she learned that her friends were probably in a car accident while they were going to the airport to return home.

"I am saddened that it took so many days to find out," Figueroa said.

Authorities work to confirm identities

The airport surveillance cameras show that the couple never went to the interior of the airport building on the day of their flight.

Authorities said that there was no evidence of foul play.

Fishermen reported seeing a vehicle at the bottom of the sea, but because of the harsh conditions, the divers were not able to identify it, said Colonel Frank Felix Durán Mejia, of the National Police in Telesistema, a subsidiary of CNN.

Duran Mejia said that an unconscious woman, who fits Ravenelle's description, was found on the road to Santo Domingo International Airport on March 27. She died at Darío Contreras hospital eight days later, on April 4th.

"The protocol that we follow in these cases is to take a picture of the unknown patient or patient and we communicate it to the media so that family members can contact us," Darío Mañón, a spokesman, told Telesistema. word of the hospital.

On March 31, the body of a man corresponding to Moore's description was found at sea near Sans Souci, Duran Mejia said.

The body was found at an advanced stage of decomposition and was wearing a "Milano" tattoo on his right arm, the police said.

Figueroa confirmed Tuesday to the police that Moore was wearing a tattoo bearing the name of his daughter, "Milan", on his arm.

The bodies have not been identified and the autopsies are waiting.

But family members and friends expect the worst.

"Everyone is devastated, everyone is devastated," Figueroa said. "His daughter is devastated, everyone is devastated, like me, my husband, the mayor, everyone in this city because he's well known in this city." You go around the corner and all the world knows Orlando. "

They had planned to drive the night for an early morning flight

Cheryl Freeman and her boyfriend said they spent time with Moore and Ravenelle during their vacation in the seaside resort of Samana. Freeman said Moore and Ravenelle had a 2 am flight and were driving a rental car to the airport.

Ravenelle expressed concern about night driving and said the rental company had advised them not to stop and open their windows to anyone because the locals know which cars are rented and try to abuse tourists, said Freeman.

Ravenelle repeatedly asked Moore if he was sure that they had enough gas to get to the airport. She kept checking to make sure their phones were loaded enough to use GPS, Freeman said.

After the couple's departure, Freeman's boyfriend sent Moore an email to wish him a good flight.

He has never heard of him.

Freeman stated that she did not realize that the couple had disappeared before returning to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on March 31, and had discovered several emails from Ravenelle's family.