Local man dies following morning swim
(CNS) Updated Monday 2:35pm: Police have now named the twenty-year-old local man who died Sunday morning after he was pulled from the ocean. He was Damian Rose of West Bay. Police said that the young man was in the sea at the Public Beach on the West Bay Road with two of his relatives when he got into difficulties at around 7am Sunday. Police and paramedics attended the scene and CPR was administered before the man was transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital in George Town, where he was pronounced dead at around 8am. An RCIPS spokesperson said that police from West Bay are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the young man’s death.
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The saddest part of this incident is that Damion was still alive when the EMT arrived, but they did not even put a mask over his face, despite the brother telling them to do so. Even when he reached the hospital, witnesses say that he was still alive but no one tried to assist him. The family needs to sue the Hospital for negligence. If he had been a white young man he would have been asssisted, but he was an Afro-Caymanian.
So, so sad. My condolences to this young man's family and loved ones.
This is one of the saddest things I have read in a very long time. Life can be so unfair and cruel. My deepest sympathies to the young man's loved ones.
Wow. This has made me feel very sad. My prayers are with his loved ones.
Life is so fragile. I just spoke with Damion yesterday in regards to his first week on the job at Car City. He was so excited and happy with his employers. Damion was such a promising young man and had so much potential. I am shattered that you are gone. Gone too soon. R.I.P Damion, you will be missed for a very long time.
From a fellow swimmer, may God rest your soul. This is tragic. Deepest sympathy to all family and friends.