RELEASE FROM STRATCOM – POLICE INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE DROWNING

Police are investigating a possible drowning incident of a 56yr-old female UK visitor at Galleon Beach around midnight on Thursday 23rd May. The female visitor reportedly went for a swim and was later found floating face down in the waters of Galleon Beach. Her body was pulled from the water and transported to Mount St. John Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead by a medical doctor approximately 12:30am.

She arrived on the island on Sunday 19th May and was staying at the Inn Hotel in English Harbour. She was due to leave on 30th May. Police are continuing investigations into the matter.