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35 illegal immigrants caught on Cooper Island
COOPER ISLAND, VI- Some 35 illegal immigrants have been caught on Cooper Island, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported.
UPDATE: Over 400Kg of cocaine seized on vessel off Cooper Island
COOPER ISLAND, VI- The amount of cocaine seized on a vessel off Cooper Island yesterday, August 13, 2022, is estimated to be over 400 kilograms.
Active search for missing snorkeler Dennis Y. Enomoto ends
COOPER ISLAND, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released the name of the snorkeler who went missing in waters near Cooper Island on Monday, October 25, 2021.
Tourist dies on Jost van Dyke; delay in getting First Responders
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Sometime close to 4:00 pm this afternoon, Friday, January 4, 2019, a male tourist, said to be in his mid 40s, passed away while hiking at Hatchet Road on Jost van Dyke.
American woman drowns off Cooper Island; 2nd in few days
COOPER ISLAND, VI - It was reported yesterday, Sunday, December 30, 2018, to our newsroom that a Caucasian female of American nationality drowned off Cooper Island in Virgin Islands (VI) waters.
James Leonard Sr of Cooper Island laid to rest @ sea
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Some two weeks plus after he was found unresponsive in the waters on May 17, 2017 off his native Cooper Island and later pronounced dead, 40 year old James Leonard Sr has been laid to rest.
UPDATE: James Leonard fell off boat – Eyewitnesses claim
COOPER ISLAND, VI - Mourning the tragic death of Cooper Island resident and beneficiary owner, Mr James 'Jamesy' Leonard, close friends and eyewitnesses have brushed aside speculation of foul play in his death.
UPDATE: Tourist injured by propeller of dingy engine
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following further investigations by Coordinator of Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) Mr John P. Aspinall, it was discovered that the female tourist rushed to Peebles Hospital from Cooper Island last evening March 22, 2015 did not fall off a dock there but rather from a dingy.
UPDATE: Man found in water at Cooper Island ID as US citizen
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 75 year old man whose non-responsive body was found in the water at Cooper Island on Sunday, February 16, 2014 has been confirmed by our informed and reliable source as Mr John Norbert Zeelander.