A 75-year-old George Town man has died following a water-related incident at Smith Barcadere on Saturday afternoon.
The incident happened shortly after 3pm at the popular spot, commonly referred to as Smith Cove, a police media statement confirmed Sunday afternoon.
Emergency services were dispatched to a report of a person in distress at the George Town beach, the statement said.
Police said the elderly man had been swimming in the water when he experienced difficulties and became unresponsive.
He was brought back to shore by individuals on the scene.
Emergency services attended and transported the man to George Town Hospital, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased by the attending doctor, the statement said.
This is Cayman’s second water-related death for 2022.
On Good Friday, April 21, a 67-year-old American man who got into difficulty while snorkelling at an address on West Bay Road became Cayman’s first water-related death.
The man was in the water across from Earth Close when he lost consciousness.
He was transported to the Cayman Islands Hospital by ambulance where he was subsequently pronounced dead.
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