Three men were found dead in separate incidents over the past week, police said.
The first body — of Vincent Warner, 47, of Free Bottom — was recovered from the waters near Maria’s by the Sea shortly after 5 p.m. on Friday, according to the Police Information Office.
Mr. Warner was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.
Shortly after 9 a.m. Sunday on Virgin Gorda, the body of Jan Zettel Jr., a 31-year-old long-time resident of Nail Bay, was discovered, police said. They did not say where the body was found.
Mr. Zettel had been reported missing in the early hours of Sunday after he was last seen around midnight at the island’s Blue House Bar. A coordinated search later led to the discovery of his body, police said.
On Monday, Johnnie Hoffman, a 71-year-old tourist from the United States, was found unresponsive in the water after swimming with family members, police said.
They did not say when or where he was found. He was rescued by Virgin Islands Search and Rescue but later pronounced dead, police said.
Police said they are working to determine the full circumstances surrounding each death.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Intelligence Unit at 368-9339 or the anonymous Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-8477 locally or 284-800-8477 from overseas.
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