A tourist who was snorkelling by the Royal Palms Hotel was saved from drowning by three other snorkellers and a doctor, who were all visitors. The front-page story in the 28 Aug. 1975 edition of The Caymanian Compass reported that one of the snorkellers came upon the woman who was on the sea floor, about 10-12 feet down, and 60 yards from shore. The snorkeller got help from his friends and they brought her to the beach, where the doctor administered first aid. The called-for ambulance never arrived so they took her to hospital in the back of a station wagon. The woman, who said she was not a good swimmer and that water had gotten into her mouth through the snorkel, said it was like she “went to sleep for a long time”, but that she would like to go snorkelling again.
Jean Doucet continued to be front-page news, this time for being refused bail after he was returned to Cayman from Monaco under police custody. The magistrate, at his second court appearance, when weighing the possibility of bail, noted Doucet had “no fixed abode outside the jurisdiction”, adding, “It would appear to me that there is a strong likelihood that the accused would not appear for his trial.” Doucet was further remanded until 1 Sept., with his trial expected to start in a month.
The first part of the editorial referred to the story of the woman being saved from drowning, repeating what the visiting doctor proposed – that there be “on-the-spot life-saving facilities on our beaches and at our hotels … so that the name of Cayman can be maintained as one of the best and safest places for swimming, diving and water sports”.
On a much-more light-hearted note, there was a photo of Craddock Ebanks, North Side member of the Legislative Assembly, holding three guavas grown by him. He said he had picked even bigger guavas off the tree previously.
And finally, Joseph Solomon, pictured with his family and friends during his birthday celebration, officially became a centenarian on 19 Aug. 1975.
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