After 10 PM on Thursday, September 5, a distress call was made by a male to 911 from a vessel traveling from Jost Van Dyke that encountered trouble and had begun taking on water.

In response to the call, Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Marine officers and Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) immediately launched a coordinated search operation in the area. During the search, the partially submerged vessel and, tragically, the body of a young woman was found. Despite extensive efforts, the male individual was not found.

The vessel and the deceased were transported to the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Marine Base (VILEMB) where the young woman was officially pronounced

dead.

The RVIPF and partner agencies will continue searching in the area for the missing individual. If you have any information concerning this incident, please contact the RVIPF PlMarine Unit at 368-9349 or 368-9462.

All information will be treated with the strictest confidence.