{"id":153531,"date":"2022-06-12T18:40:13","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=153531"},"modified":"2022-06-12T18:40:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T22:40:30","slug":"abdf-coast-guard-statement-on-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/abdf-coast-guard-statement-on-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"ABDF Coast Guard Statement on Drowning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 12 June 2022 at about 6:56am, the Coast Guard received a report of a man named Winston Charles who fell into the water near Pillar of Hercules. CLICK HERE TO JOIN WHATS APP GROUP<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The initial report received by the Coast Guard indicated that Mr Charles could not swim and was in distress.<\/p>

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He was one of two men who reportedly went line fishing in the area when the incident occurred.<\/p>

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Upon receiving the report, the Coast Guard immediately prepared and sent out an Urgent Marine Radio Broadcast on VHF channel 16, which requested that any vessel in the vicinity of the reported area \u00a0should provide assistance.<\/p>\n

The Coast Guard also deployed one of its response vessels to the area to conduct a search for the missing man.<\/p>

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The first Coast Guard vessel arrived on scene at about 7:33am and commenced the search for Mr Charles.<\/p>\n

The second vessel arrived on scene with a Coast Guard diver and commenced search at approximately 8:50am.<\/p>

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The body of Mr Charles was found at approximately 08:58am and retrieved from the water by the Coast Guard diver.<\/p>

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The body of Mr Winston Charles was taken to Nelsons Dockyard where the body was turned over to police and later identified on location by his sister.<\/p>\n

The district doctor arrived on location and, after checking the body, pronounced Mr Charles dead at approximately 11:07am.<\/p>\n

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The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force would like to extend condolences to the family of the deceased as they mourn this tragic loss.<\/p>\n

The Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force Coast Guard (ABDF CG) is committed to the safety of all individuals who use our waters for various recreational and commercial purposes.<\/p>\n

We advise all persons who operate near or in our waters to exercise extra care and caution and to be safe at all times. CLICK HERE TO JOIN WHATS APP GROUP<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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