Oranjestad , Aruba ( CNN ) -- An FBI official has arrived in Aruba to assist with the investigation into the disappearance of a Maryland woman during a vacation there , an island official said Tuesday . In addition , investigators plan to mount another search for 35-year-old Robyn Gardner in the coming days , Solicitor General Taco Stein told CNN . The efforts will be focused on the southern tip of the Dutch Caribbean island , Stein said , with police , firefighters and Dutch troops taking part . FBI agents have already been involved in the case , searching the Gaithersburg , Maryland , home of the man now being held in connection with Gardner 's disappearance . A judge in Aruba ordered Monday that the suspect , Gary Giordano , be held for another 16 days while police continue their investigation . According to Aruban prosecutors , the missing woman and the suspect arrived on the island July 31 from the United States . She was last seen August 2 near Baby Beach , on the west side of the island . Giordano told authorities that he had been snorkeling with Gardner when he signaled to her to swim back , according to a statement from the prosecutor 's office . He said Gardner was nowhere to be found when he reached the beach , according to prosecutors . Giordano 's lawyer , Michael Lopez , argued unsuccessfully Monday that there was not enough evidence to keep his client behind bars . CNN 's Tristan Smith and Martin Savidge contributed to this report .
Authorities plan a new search for 35-year-old Robyn Gardner . She was last seen August 2 . Police say she may have been abducted from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area and taken to Mexico or Canada.