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A tragic incident occurred at a resort in Antigua, where a guest from Alabama, Roy Vicich, drowned.<\/p>

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According to reports, the hotel doctor reported that the guest was at the pool bar at around 6pm when he suddenly became unresponsive.<\/p>\n

Despite efforts by CPR-trained personnel and EMT officials to revive him, Vicich tragically did not survive.<\/p>

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He was 64. Police are investigating.<\/p>

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A tragic incident occurred at a resort in Antigua, where a guest from Alabama, Roy Vicich, drowned. According to reports, the hotel doctor reported that the guest was at the pool bar at around 6pm when he suddenly became unresponsive. Despite efforts by CPR-trained personnel and EMT officials to revive him, Vicich tragically did not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":145375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nAlabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Alabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Alabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-25T01:43:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-04-25T01:46:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drowning.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/36cac05ef6398fe56ae3e6317f8535c5\"},\"headline\":\"Alabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-04-25T01:43:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-04-25T01:46:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\"},\"wordCount\":72,\"commentCount\":14,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:750\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Drowning.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/alabama-man-reportedly-drowns-in-hotel-pool-during-vacation-in-antigua\/\",\"name\":\"Alabama Man Reportedly Drowns in Hotel Pool During Vacation in Antigua - 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