70 year old drowns near The Baths
The Baths, Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands. Photo: VINO/File
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Word from the Public Relations Department of the Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is that a 70 year old man was found lifeless in the sea near the The Baths, Valley, Virgin Gorda today February 5, 2014.
While further details are not available at this time according to RVIPF Public Relations Officer Ms Diane Drayton the male tourist reportedly had difficulties while swimming to the shore from a sailing vessel. "Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Cause of death is still to be determined," said Ms Drayton.
Further details will be made available when sourced.
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26 Responses to “70 year old drowns near The Baths”
Para sailing, Kite sailing, snorkeling, wind surfing, sailing, kayaking, board sailing, and may other type of sea pleasures can be promoted but definitely not swimming, for the faint hearten, feeble, sick and weak swimmers, they will continue to die. In addition there is a need for warning signs at all beaches to inform beach goers that the current at that particular beach is strong and dangerous.
They have set of jet ski sitting in a warehouse somewhere brought in for the lifeguards to use for water safety. And you know what? Dem say lifeguards can use them because jet ski illegal here in the BVI. What?? Guns illegal in the BVI but police have a set a weapons to do their job. Jet skis aint illegal in Cane Garden Bay anyhow! Government leaving $100,000 of equipment rotting in a warehouse 10 years instead of training lifeguards to use them and going out and saving lives? Like I said, this is soft-in-the-head management of our nation and I don't care if it NDP or VIP because both a them let this service slide for so long, by now is safe to say them and the civil service has blood on their hands.