Cruise passenger dies while snorkelling in GT

| 18/05/2013

(CNS): The police have confirmed that a 63-year-old man who was visiting Cayman on a cruise ship died Thursday after a snorkelling trip off Eden Rock. The US tourist was swimming with friends at around 10am on 16 May when he got into difficulty. The man was brought to shore by his friends where CPR was administered by emergency staff. He was then taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. A spokesperson for the RCIPS said that the matter is now under investigation by the Joint Marine Unit.

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  1. JJTA says:

    Condolences to the family of this visitor to our shores. While so much else is going on of such gravity it seems that this has been overlooked by us all.