A man snorkeling Sunday afternoon off St. John drowned, V.I. Police Department spokesman Melody Rames said. Details remained sketchy Sunday night, but Rames the man was in his 50s and hailed from Ohio.
According to Rames, the incident happened at “Johnson Reef Cay” close to Maho Bay. However, V.I. National Park Chief Ranger Lloyd Morris said it happened at Whistling Cay, a small island located near Francis and Maho Bays and off St. John’s north coast. While there is a Johnson Reef, there is no cay with that name. Morris said the man was brought ashore at Maho Bay Camps.
The Police Department’s web blotter indicates St. John Emergency Medical Service got a call for a water rescue at 1:13 p.m. At 1:52 the web blotter noted that a person was deceased.
Both Rames and Morris said they expected to have more information Monday.
“The case is still under investigation,” Rames said.