The search is on for 59-year-old US Army veteran Kevin Petway, who went missing on Wednesday night after setting out for a Princes Town supermarket. Petway, a US citizen who fought in the Vietnam war, and his wife, Radica, both of Queens, New York, were vacationing at their home at Dooglin Street, Mount Stewart Village. Speaking by telephone, Radica said he left home to walk to Jai Supermarket between 9 pm and 9.30 pm to buy a few items.
She said the supermarket was a five-minute walk but when an hour passed and he had not returned, she became worried. Petway does not have a cellphone so relatives and police searched for him but without success. It is unclear whether Petway actually made it to the supermarket, as his wife said the supermarket owner told her the business was closed at 8.30 pm. She said they would usually close later but after being robbed last week the opening hours changed.
She said she did not know if he went to another grocery and was hoping he is safe and will return to her soon. “I just want whoever it is to just send him home. I am trying to think positive, not negative. I don't want to think it’s a kidnapping because once you thinking like that, it is negative thinking.” Radica said. Petway was last seen wearing a blue, black and grey flowered short-sleeved shirt, blue denim pants and black sneakers.
He was also wearing his wedding band and a silver bracelet and has four tattoos of Vietnamese symbols on his arms.
How to help
Anyone with information can contact:
Radica Petway: 737-9815.
Denise Merrique: 496-8090.
Ste Madeleine Police: 653-1023, 652-3348.
Crime Stoppers: 800-8477.
Anti-Kidnapping Hotline: 623-6793.