Two People died in a suspected drowning incident within the Bahamas on Friday afternoon after a bunch of swimmers was swept away by robust currents, police mentioned.
The victims, a 38-year-old man and a 40-year-old lady, had been amongst a bunch of individuals swimming past an space marked with a warning signal cautioning in opposition to robust currents, in response to the Royal Bahamas Police Pressure.
Police mentioned they obtained a report shortly earlier than 3 p.m. and responded to the southern level of North Bimini, close to the doorway to Bimini Harbour.
“Upon arrival, officers had been knowledgeable that the victims had been amongst a bunch of people swimming past an space marked with a warning signal cautioning in opposition to robust currents,” in response to an announcement from the Royal Bahamas Police Pressure. “Whereas swimming, a number of people had been reportedly swept away by the robust currents.”
A close-by ferry boat helped rescue a number of the swimmers, however the two People grew to become unresponsive and had been pulled from the water.
CPR was administered earlier than the victims had been taken to an area clinic, the place medical personnel continued life-saving efforts. Each had been pronounced useless by an attending doctor shortly earlier than 4 p.m., police mentioned.
Foul play shouldn’t be suspected, in response to police. An post-mortem shall be carried out to assist decide the precise reason for dying.
The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing.
