Tag: fatality

Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

Cruise visitor dies after difficulties while snorkelling

| 13/03/2024 | 18 Comments

(CNS): A 72-year-old man from Illinois who was visiting Grand Cayman on a cruise ship died Tuesday after getting into difficulties snorkelling in the George Town Harbour. According to an RCIPS press release, police and emergency services were dispatched to the South Terminal in George Town around 11:00am. When they arrived, the police officers saw […]

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Cruise worker found dead aboard ship in GT harbour

Cruise worker found dead aboard ship in GT harbour

| 29/01/2024 | 1 Comment

(CNS): The RCIPS is making inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 45-year-old cruise ship worker who was found unresponsive Friday morning while the ship was anchored off the George Town port. However, the police say they do not believe those circumstances are suspicious. Emergency services boarded the ship at around 8:30am on […]

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West Bay man killed in early morning shooting

West Bay man killed in early morning shooting

| 22/01/2024 | 43 Comments

(CNS): Travis Alexander Ebanks (29) from West Bay was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday morning, according to the police, though they released very few details about the first murder of 2024. Around 4am yesterday, the RCIPS and other emergency services were called to King Road in West Bay after a report that […]

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Elderly visitor dies snorkelling in North Sound

Elderly visitor dies snorkelling in North Sound

| 27/12/2023 | 1 Comment

(CNS): A 71-year-old visitor to the Cayman Islands died on Friday afternoon while out snorkelling in the North Sound during a boat trip. The police said that at around 2:10pm they received a report that a man had died after experiencing difficulties in the sea. He was taken out of the water and into the […]

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East End man killed after being crushed under vehicle

East End man killed after being crushed under vehicle

| 07/12/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): The RCIPS has confirmed that a 30-year-old man from East End was killed yesterday afternoon after he was trapped under a vehicle he was working on. Police and emergency services were called to the location at about 4:30pm and he was taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced dead. No […]

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Witnesses wanted to fatal and serious crashes

Witnesses wanted to fatal and serious crashes

| 15/11/2023 | 11 Comments

(CNS): Following another bad holiday weekend on local roads, the police are appealing for witnesses as they now investigate the serious collision between a silver Chevrolet Colorado and a silver Honda Fit at Grand Harbour, as well as a crash in Bodden Town where the driver was killed after he smashed into a concrete CUC […]

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Visitor dies while swimming at Rum Point

Visitor dies while swimming at Rum Point

| 12/11/2023 | 9 Comments

(CNS): A 52-year-old man who was visiting the Cayman Islands from Canada died while in the water in Rum Point on Friday afternoon, police have said. The man was reportedly found unconscious in the water and was brought to the boat he had been on by members of the public, who then administered CPR.

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Van driver killed after crashing into pole

Van driver killed after crashing into pole

| 12/11/2023 | 24 Comments

(CNS): The driver of an Island Supply van died Saturday afternoon after he crashed into a concrete CUC pole on Bodden Town Road between Bronte Way and Longfellow Circle in Midland Acres. The man was taken to hospital following the single-vehicle crash and was pronounced dead later in the evening.

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Bodden Town man killed in single-car crash

Bodden Town man killed in single-car crash

| 09/10/2023 | 29 Comments

(CNS): Police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash on Shamrock Road near the junction of Matilda Drive in Bodden Town early Saturday morning. According to unconfirmed social media posts from friends and family members, Tyler Parchment (24) was killed in the single-car crash at about 5:00am. No one else was in the vehicle […]

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One man killed in single-car crash, another arrested

One man killed in single-car crash, another arrested

| 24/08/2023

(CNS): UPDATED The 39-year-old man killed Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway just north of the Butterfield Roundabout has been identified Randre David Lescombe, a Jamaican national living in Bodden Town. The collision happened at about 11:20pm when a white Toyota Mark X travelling south left the roadway and collided […]

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GT man dies after passing out during swim

GT man dies after passing out during swim

| 03/08/2023 | 10 Comments

(CNS): A 65-year-old unidentified man from George Town died at the hospital Thursday morning after he was pulled out of the water by the fire service. The man had reportedly lost consciousness in the water off the shore of North Church Street, north of Arthur’s Way, where he had been swimming.

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