Mystery deepens as body discovered during search for missing American in island paradise

Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have discovered the body of a man while searching for a New York man who went missing while vacationing in the Caribbean late last month The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force RTCIPF explained in a press release that it had discovered the body of a deceased man in a state of decomposition just after a m on Saturday in the Grace Bay Police District Additional partner agencies were notified and the scene was secured according to police But the RTCIPF made it clear that the identity of the body has not been established adding that once the identification process is complete and next of kin is informed authorities will provide further updates AMERICAN TOURIST VANISHES IN TROPICAL PARADISE AFTER EARLY MORNING WALK FROM VACATION RENTAL The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force extends sincere condolences to the family and friends of the deceased Acting Commissioner of Police Rodney Adams reported while commenting on the discovery of the body We urge family members of the population to refrain from speculation and allow the investigative process to confirm the identity through official channels The probe into the matter remains ongoing The news comes nearly a week and a half after -year-old Brian Tarrence of Monroe New York went missing on June POLICE INVESTIGATE VESSEL WITH DECOMPOSED BODIES WASHED ASHORE IN CARIBBEANTarrence was last seen leaving his condominium around a m at the Paradise Inn in Grace Bay Providenciales Turks and Caicos according to a missing persons flyer from the RTCIPF Tarrence who in recent times moved from Monroe to Manhattan arrived in Turks and Caicos with his wife of one year on June and they planned to leave on June The Tarrence family s private investigator Carl DeFazio notified Fox News Digital last week that the couple seemed to be having a normal couple of days and he walked out of his condominium in a very safe place and in the middle of Grace Bay Road DeFazio disclosed Tarrence was on camera when he walked into town and disappeared FAMILY OF AMERICAN LOCATED DEAD ON BAHAMAS BEACH FEARS EVIDENCE WILL DISAPPEAR PLEADS FOR HELP We haven t heard from him since he stated DeFazio declared the Turks and Caicos police force is using every reserve it has including drone hardware and CCTV to try and locate the -year-old man He left his rental with his phone and wallet He was wearing a T-shirt shorts and sneakers DeFazio revealed The day before his disappearance he and his wife had gone on a boat trip That evening his wife went to bed and when she woke up he was gone She hadn't noticed he left DeFazio commented Turks and Caicos police are asking anyone with information about Tarrence's disappearance to contact or Crime Stoppers at - - - Fox News Digital s Audrey Conklin contributed to this review