Joint Response to Water-Related Death in West Bay

Just before 11 AM on Sunday July 20, RCIPS and CICG, along with other emergency services, were dispatched to a report of a water-related emergency in the Conch Point Road area of West Bay.

 It is believed that a man and a woman were fishing on the shoreline of Barkers when a large wave hit the shoreline, causing them to fall into the water. The man managed to make it to shore and call for help, as the woman was still experiencing difficulty getting back ashore.

Police, Coast Guard, Fire Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services responded to the location and began their search for the woman, both in the water and along the shoreline. The woman was located by members of the Cayman Islands Fire Service, Maritime Rescue Unit and brought ashore, where she was attended to by Emergency Medical Services and immediately transported to the hospital. She was subsequently pronounced deceased by the attending doctor.

The woman, age 53, is a Jamaican National, residing in the Cayman Islands. The Office of the Commissioner of Police extends sincere condolences to her family and friends.