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A cruise passenger from the UK who went swimming in Dickenson Bay beach has died.<\/p>

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It is believed that the man drowned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was visiting Antigua and Barbuda for the second time in a year having fell in love with the island during his first visist<\/g> in 2018.<\/p>

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Accompanied by his wife, the couple went swimming.<\/p>

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The husband reportedly died as he was returning to shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An autopsy is to be conducted later.<\/p>

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