NO Body Found: Hunters Leave Tobago After 8 Long Days In Search of 2-Year-Old Angelo Tobias
Leader of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT), Captain Vallence Rambharat, says his group are mentally and physically drained after eight (8) exhausting days in search of missing 2-year-old Angelo Tobias Plaza in Tobago. The child’s body has not been found as of today (Friday 22nd May, 2026), even after his stepfather, Shannon Miller, allegedly confessed on Wednesday (20th May, 2026) to strangling little Angelo and dumping his body in the sea.
Baby Angelo was reported missing from his home in Cambridge Trace, Goodwood, on 11th May, 2026, triggering frantic searches and a national outcry for his safe return.
The HSRT returned to Trinidad on the fast ferry on Thursday morning (21st May, 2026). The group had arrived on the island on 14th May, 2026, immediately taking over the ground operations in a desperate search for the child.
Captain Rambharat said his relentless group helped search the Studley Park landfill, rocky shoreline, bushy terrain and other areas of interest.
Speaking with Guardian Media on Thursday, he said their operations in Tobago were the longest-ever for the organization and it had begun to take an emotional toll on his members. He said, “Our fitness is still at an optimal level. However, mentally, I thought it necessary for the team to take a break. It has been an emotional rollercoaster...it was taxing us mentally.”
Rambharat said he noticed it during morning briefings and during evening debriefings with the Tobago Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). “You get members angry at the fact that a child may have lost his life in this situation. The emotional exhaustion of not locating his body is telling on us mentally,” he said.
He added that if the team had not departed Tobago, he would have given them the day off on Thursday. “There is something called a crash moment when you keep on going for a long while.”
He revealed that the hunters held daily briefings at 7:15 AM and then wrapped up their searches late at night before a debriefing.
Rambharat still praised his members for their morale in the face of adversity. “There has been no flare-ups, no grumpiness, nothing on their part — but I could gauge [they needed a break],” he said.
Rambharat said it was also important for members to reconnect with their families.
He said the hunters will respond immediately if they are needed to continue the search.
Investigations are continuing into the disappearance of little Angelo.
More on this as it becomes available.
[Source: T&T Guardian]
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