A search conducted yesterday for missing New Winthorpes resident George
“Murphy” James has yielded no results, but family members are remaining hopeful
that he will return home safely.
Relatives were aided by the police yesterday morning in their search for the 71-
year-old who was last seen on Tuesday in the vicinity of Sir Vivian Richards
Cricket Stadium.
Allegations are George James left his home around 6:30am in the company of a
friend to assist in retrieving coal from a kiln somewhere in the mangrove area off
Old Parham Road, between Parham Town and Weirs Estate.
Further reports indicate shortly after arriving at the location, James allegedly told
his friend he was leaving at around 7:30am to visit the beach. However, the New
Winthorpes resident did not return to the location of the Coal Kiln up to the time
his friend left the area at approximately 3:30pm.
Although “Murphy” failed to return to, it is believed that the man who he
accompanied thought nothing about it and said nothing to anyone. That was until
George James’s daughter, Tamisha, began making inquiries on Wednesday.
She journeyed to her father’s home and after realizing he was not there, she visited
his friend’s home, where she was told the man and her father were at the site of the
Coal Kiln for some time on Tuesday, but then he left.
After the information was conveyed to Tamisha James, a search was conducted in
the area where the kiln is located to find George James, but it was unsuccessful.
The family is now desperate to find the septuagenarian, and has appealed to
members of the general public to contact them if they are familiar with his
whereabouts.
Anyone with information can call 726-5787, 717- 7702, or the nearest police
station.
