UPDATE: VG iconic figure Dawin George dies at beach
According to Police, George, along with some Filipinos, were proceeding to dive for conch yesterday April 3, 2012, when he reportedly complained of having difficulty breathing. His companions, Virgin Islands News Online was told, took him out of the water, however, once on the beach George appeared to have stopped breathing.
The incident reportedly took place around 3 p.m. at Taylor's Bay beach.
The body has since been transported to Peebles Hospital.
George was a long serving employee of Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort and only retired from there a couple of years ago as an Assistant Food and Beverages Manager.
According to Sister Islands Coordinator Mr. Vincent Wheatley, Mr. George was an iconic figure in the service industry in Virgin Gorda. He also said he knew Mr. George personally and he (George) was also someone pleasant and who was always giving him encouragement.
Mr. Wheatley said the community has once again been hit hard by the news after only last year they lost another iconic figure in Mr. George Tyson.
Tyson, whom the 2011 Virgin Gorda’s Festival Village was named after, drowned on Sunday April 10, 2011 off the coast of Copper Mine Point, Virgin Gorda.
According to sources, Mr. Tyson and a friend were looking for whelks when he apparently slipped and fell into the water. Mr. Tyson could not swim and asked his friend to get help, however, due to the rocky terrain, rescuers were not able to save him in time.
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