Body Discovered At Pigeon Point Beach

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Saturday, 16 June 2012 14:35

By caribarena news

Antigua st john's - The Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body of an 18 year old male at Pigeon Point Beach early Saturday morning.

Dead is 18 year old O’Riley Messiah of All Saints. Messiah’s body was discovered floating approximately 30yrds off shore Pigeon Point Beach, around 7am on Saturday.

Residents from the area, who apparently went for their early morning swim discovered the body and notified the police.

His body was pulled from the water; as EMS workers tried to resuscitate him, but were unsuccessful.

Meanwhile, the Post Mortem Examination conducted on the body of the late 16 year old Everette Tonge of Swetes revealed that the cause of death was an Acute Respiratory Failure due to Drowning.

Just about a week ago, Tonge and a friend went diving in the waters off Windward Bay, in the Pigeon Beach area; when they both collided into each other.

It was further reported that they were both submerged under the water for some time, and when the friend resurfaced, Tonge was nowhere to be found.

The Antigua and Barbuda Search and Rescue Team, along with a local fisherman went in search of the young teen, and his body was later recovered from the water.

Efforts were made to resuscitate him; however, he later died at the Mount St. Johns Medical Center. Dr S. Goodwin performed the examination.

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