UPDATE: Man found in water at Cooper Island ID as US citizen
The death of the man was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the Virgin Islands Royal Police Force (RVIPF) Ms Diane Drayton who did not release the name. She however did confirm that information about the discovery was indeed authentic as was reported by this news site.
“He reportedly was snorkeling prior to being found in the water unresponsive. Attempts to resuscitate him by VISAR were unsuccessful. Name of the deceased is being withheld at this time. Cause of death is still to be determined,” said Ms Drayton.
In addition to the information provided by Ms Drayton, VISAR’s Mr Phil Aspinall told this news site that upon responding the emergency call, they had found a woman attempting CPR on the lifeless body and because the severity of the response their main focus was to continue CPR while rushing the man to the Peebles Hospital.
“We couldn’t focus on collecting any details at that time, so we don’t even have his name,” said Mr Aspinall.
Like the RVIPF, our source said that the man was said to have been snorkeling when he met his demise.
Our source has confirmed that most of Mr Zeelander’s close family members have been notified of his death at the time of sharing his name with this news site. He was said to have been born in Belgium but had been a resident of the USA for many years.
This news site extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr Zeelander.
See previous story published on February 16, 2014:
Tourist dies near Cooper Island
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online indicate that a tourist died while swimming off the coast of Cooper Island today, February 16, 2014.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear at this time but it is understood that the man, who was reportedly in his 70s, was snorkelling at the time of his demise.
This news site will provide further details as they become available.
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