BELMOPAN, Belize, Mar 13, CMC -The Belize police are continuing their investigations into the mysterious death of an elderly Canadian man, whose body was recovered from a drifting catamaran more than sixty miles offshore on Wednesday.
The vessel, last seen leaving Livingston a week ago, drew attention when the cruise ship MSC Divina reported a distress call and rescued a woman who said her husband had suffered cardiac arrest.
But when Belize’s Rescue Team boarded the abandoned catamaran, they found the man’s body and signs of blood, raising new questions about what happened during the couple’s voyage.
Assistant Superintendent of Police, Stacy Smith, said that on Wednesday the police were advised by the Belize rescue team that they were escorting a Catamaran, namely Melinda, that was found drifting 60 miles off the course of Belize.
She said after boarding the vessel, they discovered the body of a man “who was later identified to be Thomas David Horman, a 72-year-old British Columbian of British Columbia, Canada, was discovered.
“The scene was processed by scenes of crime technician, and the burden now awaits a post-mortem examination. What we know so far is that the vessel is believed to have departed Honduras around the ninth of March, and sometime during that day, a distress signal was sent to the Honduran authorities.”.
ASP Smith said that the local authorities have been able to identify the woman who was on board with the man and “what I can say is that she is reported to have been rescued by a cruise ship that was in the area, and her identity has been known, and she would’ve communicated with a relative of the deceased, Mr. Harmon, about the incident”.
She said that the police are awaiting the results of the post-mortem to make a determination in that regard to determine whether or not foul play was involved.
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