UPDATE: Body found is that of Deshaun M. Bryan aka 'Bongo'
The body was discovered by a fisherman, and also spotted by Speedy's Ferry Service who reportedly called Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR).
The body was then recovered from the seawater by VISAR with support from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Marine Base, and it is currently at the mortuary at Peebles Hospital in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola.
Families and friends of the deceased gathered this morning at Peebles Hospital in Road Town and assisted in identifying the body of the young 25 year old Virgin Islander, affectionately known as 'Bongo' or 'Bangking'.
Now that the body has been identified there will be an official autopsy to determine the cause of death.
How did it happened?
It was on Tuesday July 11, 2017 that the deceased and another man (whose name we have but will not publish) was in a boat mishap at Sir Francis Drake Channel around 5:30 P.M.
Both occupants allegedly jumped into the water when the boat overturned and the other person was rescued from the sea, treated for minor injuries and discharged from Peebles Hospital.
The staff and management of Virgin Islands News Online express our condolences to Mr Bryan's immediate family and other loved ones.
See previous article published July 15, 2017
Body found in waters near Pockwood Pond
Reports reaching our newsroom indicate that a body has been discovered floating in waters near Pockwood Pond, Tortola.
According to information, the body was first spotted by a fisherman around 9:00 A.M. this morning, July 15, 2017 and shortly after a vessel travelling to St Thomas from Tortola also stopped in the area following the discovery.
The body has already been removed from the water and taken to the mortuary.
There is no official confirmation at this time that the body is that of missing boater Deshaun M. Bryan aka ‘Bongo’; however, Police Information Officer Diane L. Drayton confirmed the discovery.
"I can confirm that a body was recovered from the sea somewhere around the Pockwood Pond area this morning," Ms Drayton told our newsroom.
Bryan has been missing since July 11, 2017 following a boat mishap in Sir Francis Drake Channel around 5:30 P.M.
The 25 year old was one of two men on-board a speedboat that overturned in waters between Road Harbour on Tortola and Peter Island.
Both occupants allegedly jumped into the sea when the boat overturned and one person was rescued from the sea, treated for minor injuries and discharged from Peebles Hospital.
Virgin Islands News Online will bring more details as they come in.
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46 Responses to “UPDATE: Body found is that of Deshaun M. Bryan aka 'Bongo'”
Condolences to the family.
As in jump out they mean launch the boat
I understand you have your point also but I must agree with JOB. When do you think is the best time to remember? Before he went or after he's gone? Dont you think his parent knew about his behavior that possible made karma find it's way home? Our problem is alot of us like to paint beautiful pictures of hell before we speak the truth.
Yes condolences is in order for his family but am willing to bet that his parent tried to no avail to caution him and warn him on many levels. Life is what it is. Parent speak, children refuse to obey, they pay the price, parents grieve. And so is the circle of life. Yall need to stop color coating sh*t and speak the truth. Warm the rest that lives if they live by the sword, they shall die by the sword. Who has ears to hear.... let them do what? Hear, understand, learn, live .
5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.