Missing Woman Jamequa Kuntz Found Safe And Sound In St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hospital Ground woman who was reported missing Tuesday by family members has been found safe and sound on St. Thomas, authorities said.

Jamequa Kuntz, 22, came to the Richard Callwood Command in Charlotte Amalie about 9:40 p.m. Thursday “and told officers that she was okay,” the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“She appeared to be unharmed and in good health,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said.

The VIPD said it “thanks the community for their assistance in spreading the word” about the missing woman.

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.