From Caribbean360

Businessman Carl Yerger was found dead Friday morning on the grounds of the Big Game Club and Resort & Marina on Bimini.

NASSAU, Bahamas, Thursday March 20, 2014 – Two American men have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deadly stabbing of Carl Yerger, a businessman from eastern Pennsylvania, at a resort in the Bahamas.

Yerger, 45, was found stabbed to death Friday morning on the grounds of the Big Game Club and Resort & Marina on Bimini, according to police.

“The victim was discovered by an employee of the resort,” said Assistant Commissioner Emrick Seymour of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Yerger, who was co-owner of Custom Milling & Consulting in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, was conducting business on the island when he was killed, his wife Rebecca Yerger said in a NBC10.com report. The couple have two sons: Tate, 7, and 10-year-old Ty.

According to investigators, four American men were taken into custody and questioned. Two have since been charged; the other two have been released pending further investigation. Police are still trying to determine a motive and whether or not the men knew Yerger.

“They were captain and crew of a vessel that was in the marina right there at the hotel,” said the assistant police commissioner.

Meanwhile, family and friends, as well as other community members, were struggling to come to terms with the loss of Yerger, who was also the president of the Oley Valley Youth Sports League and was described as a pillar of the community.

He led the Oley Valley Youth League since December 2012 and his neighbours said he was down-to-earth, volunteered countless hours, and was family-oriented and loved kids.

The Oley Valley Youth League board of directors posted their condolences on the league’s website.

“Carl was also an outstanding coach,” it said. “His players and the parents respected his coaching abilities and appreciated his down-to-earth no nonsense approach to teaching children to play baseball and basketball and to love the games.

“Carl not only coached his boys, but also could be found on the sideline of any given baseball, basketball, or soccer game enjoying watching the children learn to play sports and develop the types of skills and behaviours that he knew would enable them to one day improve our society.

“The Oley Valley Youth League sends our deepest condolences and prayers to his loving wife and family.”

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