Bordeaux Beach, St. Thomas
ST. THOMAS — Police found the body of 58-year-old Christian Beaupierre floating in the Caribbean Sea off Bordeaux Beach on Easter Sunday.
According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima, officers arrived at the area and found an unresponsive black male in the water. Emergency Medical Technicians on the scene reported that the male had no vital signs.
The victim was later identified by next of kin as 58-year-old Christian Beaupierre. Mr. Beaupierre was removed from the scene by the Medical Examiner’s Office. A cause of death will be determined after an autopsy, police said.
This case is under investigation. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call 911, the Major Crime Unit at (340) 774-2211 extension 5606, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.