PHILIPSBURG--- On Thursday, January 17th at approximately 06.45 a.m. a security guard on duty in the vicinity of Walter Plantz Pier in Philipsburg called the Emergency Dispatch informing them that he had located a body drifting near the pier and was not showing any signs of life. Immediately several police patrols, Detectives and paramedics were sent to the scene to investigate what had taken place. On the scene, the body was brought to shore by one of the officers. An attempt to revive the victim did not have any positive results.
The victim was later identified with initials N.A.K. (30) from Guyana and was known as a mentally challenged person Dr Mercuur who arrived on the scene pronounced the death of the victim and the stated that the cause of death was drowning.
The investigating officers did not find any indication that would suggest that foul play had taken place. The body of the victim was taken to a morgue.
KPSM Press Release.
http://www.smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/30995-dead-body-found-floating-in-great-bay.html
