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Second elderly man drowns at MoBay beach
BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter [email protected]
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — General manager of the Palmyra Resort and Spa, Lester Scott yesterday reacted with disbelief after learning that a second elderly man had allegedly drowned while swimming at the beach close to the property.
"Unbelievable," was the reaction from Scott when asked to comment on the incident.
The man, identified as <span style="font-weight: bold">Oswald John, 73, was a medical doctor from of 30 Creekwood, Scarborough, Toronto in Canada</span>. He owned a unit at the resort.
John became the second elderly man to drown at the beach within two days.
A police source told the Observer that about 11:30 am Sunday John and his wife were at the beach when he complained of not feeling well. He then told her he was going for a swim and dived headway in the water. When his wife did not see him resurface she notified the lifeguard on duty.
The lifeguard reportedly rescued him from the water in an unconscious state and he was rushed to hospital where medical personnel attempted to resuscitate him. John was pronounced dead about 12:25 pm. The body was removed to the morgue for a post-mortem examination.
<span style="font-weight: bold">On Friday, Baldwin Coore, 70, a carpenter of 441 Ely Avenue, Bronx, New York, United States drowned while he swam at a beach close to the Palmyra Resort and Spa, police said.</span>
BY HORACE HINES Observer staff reporter [email protected]
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
MONTEGO BAY, St James — General manager of the Palmyra Resort and Spa, Lester Scott yesterday reacted with disbelief after learning that a second elderly man had allegedly drowned while swimming at the beach close to the property.
"Unbelievable," was the reaction from Scott when asked to comment on the incident.
The man, identified as <span style="font-weight: bold">Oswald John, 73, was a medical doctor from of 30 Creekwood, Scarborough, Toronto in Canada</span>. He owned a unit at the resort.
John became the second elderly man to drown at the beach within two days.
A police source told the Observer that about 11:30 am Sunday John and his wife were at the beach when he complained of not feeling well. He then told her he was going for a swim and dived headway in the water. When his wife did not see him resurface she notified the lifeguard on duty.
The lifeguard reportedly rescued him from the water in an unconscious state and he was rushed to hospital where medical personnel attempted to resuscitate him. John was pronounced dead about 12:25 pm. The body was removed to the morgue for a post-mortem examination.
<span style="font-weight: bold">On Friday, Baldwin Coore, 70, a carpenter of 441 Ely Avenue, Bronx, New York, United States drowned while he swam at a beach close to the Palmyra Resort and Spa, police said.</span>