Cabrita Point Beach, St. Thomas. Photo Credit: ERIC WHITT VIA YOUTUBE
ST. THOMAS — A man who was reported missing by his girlfriend on Thursday was found dead the next day at about 6:00 a.m. at Cabrita Point Beach, Police Spokesman Toby Derima has announced.
According to the release, on Thursday at 7:58 p.m., a woman called the 911 Emergency Call Center to report that her boyfriend was missing. She stated that on that day at around 1:00 p.m., her boyfriend went snorkeling at Cabrita Point and had not returned home. V.I.P.D. officers, St. Thomas Rescue and the U.S. Coast Guard searched the area for the male, but he was not located, police said.
On Friday at roughly 6:00 a.m., the body of a male in snorkeling gear was found on the shoreline at Cabrita Point. The body was later identified as 48-year-old Robert James Holliday, Jr. Cause of death was pending an autopsy, according to Mr. Derima.
The V.I.P.D. is asking anyone with information about this incident to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 774-2211 extension 5579 or 5557, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-8477.
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