Boating accident – man dead
The man whose body was recovered following a search Sunday (10) evening in the North Sound has been named as Marco Rankine.
At approximately 7:15 pm Sun (10) the Emergency Communication Center received a call of a male falling over board on a private motor boat in the North Sound.
10 rescue boats from RCIPS Marine Unit together with Department of Environment, Fire Department and other private boat operators launched a search and rescue operation in the North Sound.
Approximately 9:17pm marine unit officers found and recovered the body of a 21 year old Newlands man near Booby Quay, who was transported to the George Town Hospital and pronounced dead.
Police continuing with inquiries into the circumstances of the incident’.