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The recent kidnapping of Monos Island resident Derek Tardieu, 70, has left both his family and the wider boating community grappling with fear and emotional trauma, despite him being released on Wednesday after nearly two weeks in captivity.
His wife, Clarabelle, 47, remains missing.
In a phone interview with Newsday on December 18 – one day after Tardieu's release – psychologist Kelly McFarlane shed light on the complex psychological toll such traumatic events can have on survivors, especially elderly victims.
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