Despite a decline in the number of teenage girls reported missing so far this year, Hunters Search and Rescue Team (HSRT) leader Vallence Rambharat is anticipating an increase in cases following the conclusion of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

The examinations ended on June 19.

Speaking to the Sunday Express last month in Chase Village, Rambharat said the prediction is based on patterns observed by the HSRT around periods such as Christmas, Carnival, Point Fortin Borough Day and the August school vacation.