Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Missing On St. Croix For 8 Days: VIPD

KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your help tonight to find a person missing on St. Croix for eight days.

Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis, 22, was reported missing by a family member, the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis was last seen on August 20, according to the VIPD.

Thomas-Lewis is a Black female who stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs about 105 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes with a dark complexion.

“UPDATE: Officers made contact with Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. “She is safe, and in good health. The VIPD thanks everyone for sharing this post.”

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.