Tag: fatality
East End man killed after being crushed under vehicle
(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 […]
Witnesses wanted to fatal and serious crashes
(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 […]
Visitor dies while swimming at Rum Point
(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.
Van driver killed after crashing into pole
(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.
Bodden Town man killed in single-car crash
(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 […]
One man killed in single-car crash, another arrested
(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 […]
GT man dies after passing out during swim
(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.
NCC chairman dies snorkelling
(CNS): McFarlane “Mac” Conolly (70), the chairman and original member of the National Conservation Council, died yesterday afternoon after getting into difficulties while snorkelling off Colliers Beach. The RCIPS said that officers were dispatched around 3:10pm following a report that someone was in distress on the shore off Austin Conolly Drive in East End.
80-year-old US visitor dies after West Bay swim
(CNS): An 80-year-old woman who was visiting Cayman from the United States was pronounced dead at the hospital last Thursday after swimming in West Bay. At around 10:00am, Emergency Medical Services received a call that the woman was in distress on the beach at Boggy Sands, where she had been swimming before getting into difficulty […]
Fatal crash on Cayman Brac near PWD
(CNS) UPDATED MONDAY: The police have now identified the driver of a Honda Fit who died in the early hours of Saturday morning, 15 July, on Cayman Brac. Marlon Everton Findley (23) of Cayman Brac died after a single-vehicle collision along Dennis Foster Drive in the vicinity of Public Works. According to the RCIPS, at […]
Visitor dies after medical emergency while snorkelling
(CNS): A 68-year-old woman visiting Cayman from North Carolina in the USA died at the weekend after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency while snorkelling around Cayman Kai in North Side. Police said the emergency services were called to the area just after 11:05 on Saturday morning and provided urgent first-aid. The woman was taken to […]
