According to birminghammail.com, a holidaymaker from Birmingham drowned after going for a swim in rough seas while on a Caribbean cruise, an inquest heard. Lloyd Schrouder, 54, of Glen Park, Ward End, was pulled out of the water but attempts to resuscitate him failed – as desperate relatives waited 45 minutes for an ambulance. In a statement his wife Valerie said that she, her husband and other family members had been on a cruise on the Sea Princess to the British Virgin Islands when tragedy struck. Read article
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Canada.com reports that a 73-year-old U.S. tourist has died in the Cayman Islands while on a scuba diving trip. Police spokeswoman Janet Dougall says the man died Wednesday after losing consciousness while ascending along an underwater cliff. She said the man was given CPR and transported to shore but declared dead at a clinic. Read […]
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Compasscayman.com reports that an elderly tourist died on a dive Sunday afternoon in Cayman Brac. According to the Royal Cayman Islands Police, a report was received about 4.15pm Sunday of a male diver, 80, found floating near the double wall dive site north west of the Brac. The US national was with a group of […]
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According to eturbonews.com, Cuban authorities are reporting a serious highway crash involving a bus carrying foreign tourists. Sixteen passengers are injured, most of them from Europe. State-run newspaper Cinco de Septiembre says the government-operated vehicle ran off the road and turned over last evening. The crash occurred on the route between Trinidad and Varadero, two […]
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According to click2houston.com, during a seven-day Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Magic, 39-year-old, Chris Carter, accidentally fell from his cabin balcony and landed on an open deck area three decks below. Tragically, the guest died on Tuesday morning. According to witnesses who were on the balcony with him at the time, the guest was sitting […]
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The Times of Malta reports that Angie Bugeja, a Maltese restoration student, 23, has been killed in a traffic accident in Belize. The accident happened yesterday at Mile 60 near the Busman Arnold Bridge on the George Price Highway. Three other persons died and two are in hospital. They were travelling in a Toyota car […]
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According to the USA Today, the U.S. government said Monday that an employee at its embassy in Haiti has died following a car accident in the poor Caribbean nation. A statement written on behalf of the administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development, Rajiv Shah, said that USAID Foreign Service Officer Antoinette “Toni” Beaumont Tomasek […]
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Newsok.com reports that an 81-year-old cruise ship passenger from New York state has died at a beach in the Cayman Islands. Police on Friday identified the victim as Louis Janvier DeBiase of Deer Park. Police say he lost consciousness while swimming at Public Beach on Grand Cayman on Thursday. Read article
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CNN.com reports that a jellyfish sting has stopped an Australian endurance swimmer, just 11 hours into her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Chloe McCardel was forced to end her journey prematurely “due to a severe debilitating jellyfish sting,” a spokesman said in a statement. Read article
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The patient, a 63 year old man from Haiti, was presented Thursday night emergency ICU in Fort-de-France in a state of dehydration. Analyses were quickly confirmed that he was suffering from cholera. However, there would be no risk of an epidemic, according to the regional health agency. Read article
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