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Tourist reportedly drowns @ Lambert Beach

April 13th, 2024 | Tags: drowning Lambert Beach Lambert Bay Tortola
Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is this afternoon, Saturday, April 13, 2024, a male tourist reportedly drowned at the Lambert Beach, Lambert Bay, Tortola in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Internet Source
LAMBERT BAY, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is this afternoon, Saturday, April 13, 2024, a male tourist reportedly drowned at Lambert Beach, Lambert Bay, Tortola in the Virgin Islands (VI).

Sources have indicated to our news centre that the incident occurred after 3:00 PM this afternoon.

Up to publication time, details surrounding the incident remain sketchy. 

Our news centre will bring more information as it becomes available.

30 Responses to “Tourist reportedly drowns @ Lambert Beach ”

  • In times like these (13/04/2024, 16:45) Like (35) Dislike (4) Reply
    We need lifeguards and proper signs on all our beaches that are used daily
    • Lifeguards Not Adequately Funded (13/04/2024, 17:04) Like (34) Dislike (2) Reply
      For decades the lifeguards have been ignored by Government.

      Music Fests and Festival rather be placed under Tourist Board instead of properly funding and recruiting trained lifeguards to safeguard lives at beaches.
    • Nice idea but… (13/04/2024, 17:21) Like (22) Dislike (3) Reply
      If you want beach lifeguards, you need to teach people how to swim. The UK standard is 50 metres in less than one minute.
      It’ll also be difficult because lifeguard wages are low and unlikely to attract young people from here to do the job.
  • Just saying (13/04/2024, 16:47) Like (12) Dislike (3) Reply
    Not again!
  • sorry (13/04/2024, 17:02) Like (0) Dislike (14) Reply
    Thought this only happened at the Baths. condolences
    • l (13/04/2024, 19:55) Like (14) Dislike (1) Reply
      @ sorry. You can't be that Naive to think only at the baths this happens. This happens all over the world, so please take your head out of the sand and stop making ridiculous statements.
  • Xxx (13/04/2024, 17:46) Like (2) Dislike (17) Reply
    Insurance I hope not!!
    • Linda (13/04/2024, 19:48) Like (26) Dislike (2) Reply
      @ Xxx, not this time. He was trying to swim straight toward the beach instead of sideways allowing the tide to bring him in, and got pulled further out. A lot of people don't know how to swim in rough water. His poor wife was so distraught it would make you cry too. The tourist appeared to be in his late 50's or early 60's. So very sorry this happened to him and his family. Condolences to them all.
  • Greg (13/04/2024, 19:41) Like (34) Dislike (0) Reply
    Lambert Beach is hard to get into. Go up a steep hill, down the steep hill once inside, run to the beach and by that time the poor victim has passed away. There should be a Lifeguard there and at Elizabeth Beach during the high surf season. There is one Lifeguard at Josiah's Bay because that beach is very active with surfers and other swimmers with a strong undertow. Thank GOD the Lifeguard was there at Josiah's last week, who had to rescue a young child by the rocks, but he can only be at one place at a time. Please hire and train more Lifeguards for other busy beaches where the current is strong during winter months. Something this important should be at the top of the list. Are you listening to us or not?
    • @ Greg (14/04/2024, 11:09) Like (8) Dislike (0) Reply
      Lambert Beach is also known as Elizabeth Beach. They’re not two different beaches.
  • At your own risk (13/04/2024, 20:24) Like (9) Dislike (18) Reply
    swimming in the BVI is opening the door for a billion dollar law suit against the entire BVI government for negligence when an extreme high wealth individual drowns in BVI waters. Megayacht owners are skipping visits to the BVI because of this lame exclusion for responsible protection of life.
  • Dad. (13/04/2024, 20:31) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
    Lambert, Josiahs Bay, Smugglers cove, long Bay west end are all unpredictable and dangerous beaches and maybe signs need to be erected stating " Caution, Good swimmers only" This is so sad..
  • bvibuzz (13/04/2024, 20:50) Like (20) Dislike (0) Reply
    The public debate on life guards has reached the end of its shelf life!!! JUST DO IT
  • Condolences (13/04/2024, 21:27) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sending condolences to the family of the person who drowned.

    Very sad news.

    Rest In Peace. ????
  • My Goodness (14/04/2024, 00:57) Like (17) Dislike (0) Reply
    When the ground sea is up at Lambert beach is not anything nice. The noise of the waves coming in and the rolling sound alone will frighten you. I have seen tourists get excited about that rough water ignored the warning signs that are there and go into the water.. However, it is indeed sad to hear that. My condolences to his family.
  • lk (14/04/2024, 05:02) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    That is a beech to carry tourist to looking at bèach alone give you goose bump
  • Interested (14/04/2024, 08:20) Like (12) Dislike (0) Reply
    Tha national weather service in San Juan has been posting rip current risks and high surf advisories for days now for P R and the VI. Although we are not in their jurisdiction, we can take heed .The same applies to the general area.
  • Susej (14/04/2024, 13:00) Like (6) Dislike (2) Reply
    Common sense is uncommon. You cannot drown if you do not enter when the waters are troubled
  • Opinion (14/04/2024, 19:17) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    I’m sorry but that beach is dangerous, it always has been and always will be. Are there signs there?
    There should be.
    I’m sorry this happened. RIP.
  • suggestion (15/04/2024, 07:38) Like (7) Dislike (0) Reply
    Stop talking about the ocean that surrounds us like it is a completely foreign body. It is there 24/7, 365 so our Govt needs to get its finger out and make sure every young BVIslander not only knows how to swim but knows about the ocean!
    The next generation needs to know how to judge the sea conditions, where is safe and where is not on any day, know what rip currents are, what they do and how to deal with them, etc. Needs to know basic LIFE SAVING techniques for themselves or other people they might encounter like tourists.
    This negligent denial of us being on a small island is literally losing us good human lives.
    Yes, this victim was a visitor but who knows if there was local people there who had basic competence, the gentleman could have been saved.
    It is EMBARRASING that all you actually WANT TO stay in this old time mind set of ignorance and danger just because granny taught you things because she also did not know.
    STEP UP, BVI! Teach every youth swimming competence and stop continuing this total ignorance!
  • Eldread (15/04/2024, 18:29) Like (0) Dislike (1) Reply
    I keep saying it, we think because they come from a develop country that they are endowed, there should be a warning sign at airport and sea port and hotels about the bouyancy of sea swimming in comparison to lakes that these people been swimming in all their lives, places like Idaho and Las Vegas is lakes, so when the tourist comes here been charmed by our advertisement of white sand beaches there fantasy is jump in, and it's a different bouyancy between salt and fresh water.
  • l (22/04/2024, 10:29) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    This needs more attention. Agree with above comments. Beachgoers helped. Staff did not jump in and no lifeguards. EMT did nothing after they arrived (understanding it is impossible to get too and could be some sort of law). I love the BVI and have been going for 20 years but after seeing this I don't think I will go back. The lack of infrastructure and help for this poor family is sickening. Googling- this has happened at the same beach before with cries for help and lifeguards. Yes there are two signs but this is a major family hotel with signs that are permanently there as a warning not as a "do not go in". There should be flags like they have at other beaches clearly stating don't go in or at least life guards or the beach is flat out not open if that dangerous. I am so so sorry for this man and his family and grateful for all the beachgoers that tried to help.


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