Ncl cruise ship passenger drowns in Barbados

[SouthernCaribbean]

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=b9fc26f5-268b-4ff5-9feb-9a173d45486b&k=70519

 

A 35-year-old tourist from Canada has drowned while snorkeling off the west coast of Barbados.

 

Barbados police say a Ontario man with the last name of Van Ashley drowned Tuesday while snorkeling off a small boat with his wife and a few others. A spokesman for the Royal Barbados Police Force refused to provide Van Ashley's first name.

 

Van Ashley was visiting the Caribbean island as a passenger of the Norwegian Pearl cruise ship.

 

He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police were taking statements from others aboard the small boat as part of an investigation.

 

 

My heart goes out to his family.

[Giventofly]

Man, that's horrible. I can't imagine having something like that happen when you're supposed to be enjoying a vacation...instead you experience a tragedy like that. Man. How unfortunate. Thoughts to the family.

[Akina]

I work with him, very sad indeed =(

[cruisingbajan]

I read about it in the local news. They did not give a name in the local story. Tye never do before they notify the families.

 

It is indeed very sad news:(. My sympathies to his family.

[Karysa]

Very sad. Thoughts and prayers to the family.

Could have been my oldest DD and DH in St. Martin last year. Way too close for comfort for us and changed the way we look at the sea.

[Misty Blue 528]

Does anyone know about the woman who drowned off Carlisle Beach Barbados on March 1st 2013. We were sitting on the beach when a small catamaran pulled up with a woman that they found floating in the water. Someone said that she was from a cruise ship that was in port.

Misty Blue

[Boog101]

We were on the beach that day also...here's a news link. Very sad.

 

http://www.barbadostoday.bb/2013/03/01/finnish-visitor-drowns/