Maho:--- Officers of the detective and forensic department responded early Sunday morning at Maho Beach when they were notified that the body of an unknown man was floating in the water close to the Sunset Beach bar.A press release from Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson states that the body was floating in the direction of Maho Reef when police were informed. Henson said the moment they were informed the police patrols, coast guard, the ambulance department and several detectives were dispatched to the scene. The Police Spokesman said when police arrived at the scene they found the lifeless body of a man which was removed from the water by onlookers.
An attempt by the paramedics was made to try to re-animate the victim, but to no avail. The doctor pronounced the death of the victim at approximately 10:55am and deduced that the victim had died of drowning. During the investigation by the Detectives and Forensic Department, no signs of foul play were found. The identity of the victim who seems to be of Asian descent, between 25 and 30 years of age, approximately 1.80 meters tall, with a slim posture and black hair(cut short) is not yet known.
