A 34-year-old native of St. Lucia was found dead in Cruz Bay Thursday morning, the victim of an apparent overdose, police reported.
Police received a call at 6:45 a.m. and later discovered the body of Bruno "Macky" Ashley face down between two business in the Pine Peace area.
Police suspected an overdose, but the official cause of death awaits the findings of an autopsy.
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