More than 40 days have gone without knowing the whereabouts of British woman Janet Fison, or what many dread for the 75-year-old resident of Jacarilla (Alicante): the whereabouts of her body.
The peace in this small town of just over 2,000 people was disturbed when word spread that their neighbour, Janet, a British woman who had lived in the village as a local resident since 2007, had vanished without a trace.
On the first day of her absence, the elderly couple carried out their daily routine. They went to a pub in the town where they used to hang out, and then returned home for dinner.
According to Jacarilla Mayor Andrés Moñino, Janet’s husband stated that she began making dinner and disappeared when he went to check for her. All she stated was that she felt ill. He went out to find her, but she was gone.
“It’s as if the earth had swallowed her up,” the mayor observed, perplexed, a month and a half after the occurrence.
When the incident was reported, the town’s citizens conducted searches that same weekend in an attempt to locate her or at least a clue, but all were fruitless.
According to a witness who was jogging near the Segura River, Janet, dressed in a brown dress with flowers, was strolling towards Benejúzar at 8:40 p.m. on Friday, May 30th.
“It is a really mysterious phenomenon. People enquire, and we have no idea what to say. According to Moñino, the Judicial Police are handling the investigation, although a positive outcome is unlikely at this time.
Guardia Civil sources confirmed that the search is still ongoing.
During the first few days and weeks, a significant number of helicopters, dogs, patrol cars, drones, and thermal cameras were deployed to look for the woman, but nothing was found.
Local hospitals were also contacted to see whether any disoriented women had arrived, but this effort was similarly unsuccessful.
Investigators are currently focusing on “witness accounts,” stating that “a voluntary disappearance involving adults can never be ruled out.”
The loss has hit Jacarilla especially hard because it involves a woman who was totally integrated into the community.
The Mayor said he was one of the town’s 300 foreign residents and was registered there.
Both were retired and lived there permanently, as opposed to other foreigners who own second homes but only visit for a few months each year.
“Their children visited them from the United Kingdom from time to time, and they also came to see them. They spent their day in town and at the pub. Moñino reflects on their participation in local festivals and senior citizen clubs.
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