ST. THOMAS — A 16-year-old boy participating in a beginner's scuba diving class at Buck Island in St. Thomas was reported unresponsive following a distressing incident underwater, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. The tragic event took place on Saturday at 10:20 a.m. Emergency services, including St. Thomas Rescue and the Virgin Islands Fire Emergency Medical Service (FEMS), were dispatched to the scene after a 911 call alerted them to a possible drowning at Buck Island. The call indicated that the minor diver was unresponsive and that on-site CPR was in progress. Upon arrival, Rescue officers met with a dive boat at Yacht Haven Grande, where they were informed that an individual involved in a diving class had encountered difficulty while underwater and subsequently became unresponsive. Despite the immediate administration…
ST. THOMAS — In a tragic turn of events in Havensight on Friday, a medical emergency behind the wheel…
ST. JOHN — A single-car accident Tuesday morning in St. John led to the death of a male victim, according…
ST. CROIX — A two-vehicle collision in La Grande Princesse during the wee hours of Sunday morning resulted…
Motorcyclist Pronounced Dead at Hospital Following…
Staff Consortium March 22, 2023ST. CROIX — A motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the Juan F. Luis Hospital Tuesday night following…
Single-Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death of…
Staff Consortium March 07, 2023ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department on Tuesday announced that a single vehicle accident on Monday…
Vessel Beset by Bad Weather Assisted by U.S.…
Staff Consortium December 09, 2022The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle assisted two U.S. boaters…
Coast Guard Boat Crew Rescues Missing Snorkeler…
Staff Consortium December 01, 2022ST. CROIX — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a missing snorkeler who was found stranded on the rocks…
ST. THOMAS — An elderly man visiting St. Thomas with his wife was pronounced dead at the Schneider Regional Medical Center, in what the V.I. Police Department has categorized as a possible drowning ...
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ST. THOMAS — An elderly woman was struck by a taxicab Thursday afternoon and died after being transported to the Schneider Regional Medical Center to receive care, the V.I. Police Department has mad...
Coast Guard, St. Croix Rescue, the V.I. Department of Natural Resources and V.I. Fire Emergency Service units rescued a 65-year-old man from the Annaly Bay Carambola Tide Pools on the north side of St...
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ST. JOHN — A cruise ship passenger aboard Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas was pronounced dead in St. John on Wednesday after being removed from seawater, the V.I. Police Department has announ...
ST. THOMAS — Two drowning incidents in St. Thomas over the weekend, including Attorney Ryan Green — the well-known counsel who has worked in both districts and has been described as a good man by ...
ST. THOMAS — A man was pronounced dead on the scene Sunday afternoon following what the V.I. Police Department says was a single vehicle accident in Estate Canaan. According to V.I.P.D. Director of...
=A woman who was missing since Sunday night following a deadly boat accident on the west end of Tortola was found dead Tuesday, BVI authorities have made known. Officers with the Royal Virgin Islands...
A 6-year-old girl has succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of a boating accident after the vessel she was on sank off Tortola's west end Sunday night, BVI authorities reported Monday. Meanwhil...
ST. THOMAS — A man riding a motorcycle at a high rate of speed in St. Thomas on Saturday lost control of the two-wheel vehicle, struck an object and was ejected, leading to his death, the V.I. Polic...
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