On Monday, December 24, 2018 about 3:15 p.m. officers attached to the Canaries Police Station responded to a report of a suspected drowning at Seaside, Canaries.
Robert Joseph, also known as “Jilien”, a fifty two (52) year old resident of Extension Area, Canaries, reportedly went swimming in the jetty in Canaries, when he encountered difficulties returning to shore. Members of the public assisted in bringing him ashore, where efforts were made to resuscitate him, but to no avail.
He was formally pronounced dead at the Victoria Hospital by a medical practitioner.
On Wednesday, December 26, 2018 about 10:15 a.m. officers attached to the Police Marine Unit, Castries, responded to a report of a suspected drowning at Choc Beach, Castries.
A female body had been identified off the coast of the Choc Beach, by a member of the public, and the Police Marine Unit was summoned. The body was recovered and later identified as Keiron Benoit, a fifty two (52) year old resident of Faux-a-Chaud, Castries.
She was formally pronounced dead at the Victoria Hospital by a medical practitioner.
On that same day at about 3:30 p.m. officers attached to the Gros Islet Police Station, responded to a report of a suspected drowning at the Gros Islet Beach, near Chapel Street, Gros Islet.
Christopher Benoit Bruno, a sixty two year old resident of Gros Islet, reportedly went into the water and failed to resurface. His body was later recovered by members of the public who were in the vicinity.
He was formally pronounced dead at the Victoria Hospital by a medical practitioner.
A post mortem examination for each drowning victim is scheduled for a subsequent date.
Police are continuing investigations into this matter.
What post mortem? too much booz!!!
Are the ages real? It seems like a pattern.