In Belize City, a distraught family is desperately seeking answers after their 17-year-old son, Alwin Marin Jr., disappeared following a planned fishing outing that left another teen dead earlier this month. The case has shaken the local community, as authorities and family members continue combing through key areas for any clue to the missing teen’s whereabouts.
Marin was last spotted leaving his residence on Thursday, heading out to fish alongside 17-year-old Jaheil Westby. Tragically, Westby’s body was recovered the very next day, bearing multiple gunshot wounds, near the Dyke Area located just behind the Port of Belize. According to Marin’s father, the two teenagers traveled to their intended fishing spot on horseback, each riding a separate animal. When the pair failed to return home at their expected time, worried family members launched an immediate search of the area where the teens were thought to have been heading.
During that initial search, the only items recovered were the two horses the teens had ridden, plus Marin’s shirt and slippers. The discovery of his personal belongings, with no sign of the teen himself, has only amplified growing fears that he has met with harm.
With little information coming forward in the early days of the investigation, Marin’s relatives have turned to social media to call for prayer from the community and ask any member of the public with relevant details to contact authorities or the family. A cousin of Marin spoke to local media, describing the 17-year-old as a hardworking, deeply respectful young man who had never caused trouble in the community. The cousin added that the entire extended family has been left devastated by the sudden, unexplained disappearance, with many unable to process what has happened.
Family volunteers have organized independent search parties, focusing their efforts on the corridor stretching from Jane Usher Boulevard toward the Port of Belize, where Westby’s body was found. They are urging anyone who saw either teen on the day of their disappearance, or who has any information that could help locate Marin or explain what happened, to step forward immediately to assist the investigation.