BBC will show new footage of the disappearance of a flight attendant in the USA: a detective investigation.

Last video from the surveillance cameras of Sarma Heslop

According to The Sun: This disturbing footage from surveillance cameras shows the last moment when British flight attendant Sarma Heslop was captured before her disappearance.

Sarma Heslop disappeared in 2021 during a boat trip anchored near the US Virgin Islands.

Before disappearing, she spent the evening at a bar on St. John with her partner Ryan Bain.

This case remains a mystery, and her body has never been found.

Bain, who has never been questioned by the police, claims she likely fell overboard or drowned while swimming while he was sleeping.

However, a new BBC documentary titled 'Missing in Paradise: The Search for Sarma' airing Wednesday seeks to shed new light on this case.

The Last Hours of Sarma Heslop

The last footage from the surveillance cameras shows a couple walking along the waterfront, holding hands.

After that, they board a small boat and sail into the darkness.

Six hours after this moment, Sarma will be reported missing.

Her friends describe her as a 'free-spirited person' who left the UK in 2019 to cross the Atlantic with friends.

One of her friends, Zan, noted in the documentary:

'She was always ready for new challenges.'

Sarma, a Southampton native, met 49-year-old Bain six months after the trip began.

He is an American boat captain who offers his services to wealthy tourists.

Eventually, the couple began dating, and Sarma stayed on Bain's yacht.

Her mother Brenda told the BBC that she recognizes that her daughter is likely already dead but hopes that investigators can determine what really happened.

'We still haven't been able to say a proper goodbye,'

The chief of the US Virgin Islands police, Steven Philip, explained the reason for releasing the video now:

'We are stubborn in a deadlock,'

'If anyone can review this video and see something important, it may help. That's why it's necessary.'

The police believe there is a discrepancy in the timing on the surveillance footage.

According to reports from the US Coast Guard, Bain claimed that he returned to the yacht at 10 PM local time.

However, video shows them boarding the boat at 8:45 PM, and investigators are checking the route to their cove, noting it should only take five or ten minutes, which indicates a missing hour.

Police Commissioner of the US Virgin Islands, Mario Brooks, said:

'The timeline raises suspicion, and that is one of the reasons we need to talk to Ryan.'

Bain has not publicly commented on this case, but his attorney David Ketty spoke out for the first time.

Ketty described this timeline as

'suspicious'

'there is no evidence'

He added that the discrepancy in timing may be a result of a misjudgment due to the stress Bain was under during the search.

Bain invoked the Fifth Amendment to avoid testimony that could incriminate him and did not provide statements to the police.

He left the US Virgin Islands five weeks after Sarma's disappearance and has not returned.

This case leaves many questions and challenges for investigators. There remains hope that the new documentary can shed light on details that will aid in resolving the mystery of Sarma Heslop's disappearance. So can it provide answers to unanswered questions that have long troubled her family and friends?