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The morning following that conversation about staying and going, Hannah got into her car and drove off to go to school. She never got there though.
Over the next few days, her roommates and friends looked for her until they had to quit and wait the hurricane out. After Hurricane Maria had passed over, the hunt for Hannah was back on.
Alarmingly enough, her friends discovered her car keys and clothes at a bar located near Sapphire beach, one of her favorite places to be.
Facebook; Hannah is pictured above with a plate of sushi
Staff at the bar had found Hannah’s things covered in beach sand following Hurricane Maria. Hannah’s car was sitting right there in the bar parking lot, and her cellphone, wallet, passport, and purse were inside of it.
The hunt for Hannah proved exceedingly difficult. Given the damage St. Thomas had suffered and the fact that many people were missing or deceased, it made it even harder to help find her.
Hannah’s loved ones created a Facebook page for her, and posted on September 19th, “Hannah Upp has been missing since Thursday morning, 9/14 in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. Her car has been found at Sapphire Beach Bar with her cell phone in it and her keys were found near the beach.”
“If anyone sees Hannah, please go to her. She has a rare dissociative amnesia disorder that may be in play. If so, she may not know where she is, or who she is.”
“Police and Coast Guard are searching, but their resources are stretched thin with the impending Hurricane Maria. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Any information should go directly to Mr. Borrn via text at 340.626.0047. He is working closely with the authorities. You may also contact Maggie Guzman at 340-474-9774.”
A GoFundMe campaign was started to help pay for a private investigator to help locate Hannah.
