Elderly visitor dies after falling overboard vessel near Peter Island
The police are investigating an incident in which a an elderly visitor died while on a sailing excursion in the territory on Monday, February 7.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said in a brief press statement this morning that the 75-year-old man was “retrieved unresponsive from the water near Peter Island yesterday and was subsequently pronounced dead”.
“Initial inquiries suggest that he fell overboard just after noon while sailing a Moorings yacht,” the RVIPF said.
The police have not released the man’s name nor have they provided any other details of the fatal incident.
“Initial inquiries suggest that he fell overboard just after noon while sailing a Moorings yacht,” the RVIPF said.
The police have not released the man’s name nor have they provided any other details of the fatal incident.
