Bodies of missing US-Canadian couple found in Belize
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Authorities in Belize say the bodies of an American man and a Canadian woman have been found nearly a week after the couple went missing.
A senior police officer who was not authorized to speak publicly about the case says the bodies of 52-year-old Francesca Matus of Toronto and 36-year-old Drew DeVoursney of Georgia were found Monday.
The couple had been staying in Corozal near the country's northern border with Mexico. They were reported missing April 26.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Matus' vehicle was found abandoned in a sugarcane field Sunday. The bodies were found near Chan Chen village. They were last seen leaving a restaurant April 25 in Corozal.
The State Department confirms an American citizen died in Corozal without giving a name. The Canadian consulate has declined comment.