WASHINGTON — The case of an American woman missing on a Caribbean island has taken a strange turn, as authorities in Sint Maarten now say a woman matching her description has been seen on the French side of the island.

Ann Evans, 55, is a U.S. citizen who was cruising on the Rotterdam, a Holland America ship. When the ship made a stop at Port St. Maarten in Philipsburg on Nov. 20, she got off for a tour, according to the Police Force of Sint Maarten .

"At approximately 10:00 a.m., she departed the ship on an organized island tour," the agency said in a missing person alert issued Wednesday. "During the tour, Ms. Evans disembarked the bus in Marigot, French Saint Martin, during the tour but did not return to the bus or to the cruise vessel."

In a statement to USA Today , Holland Ameri

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