Police have officially released the name of the deceased whose body was found on the rocks close to the shoreline at Oil Nut Bay.
The body of Jamaican national Howard Walker, 53, a maintenance worker and landscaper at Oil Nut Bay, was met lying on nearby rocks, a few feet away from the bay.
Initial reports indicated that Walker ended his day on Saturday around 4:30pm and went fishing on the other side of the island. Employees of the resort became concerned when he did not show up to work the next morning and could not be reached by phone. One employee’s search of the area uncovered the body lying on the rocks and unreachable by land.
Virgin Islands Search and Rescue personnel retrieved the body. Fishing gear along with a bucket of fish were found in the area. He was pronounced dead at around noon.
Investigations are ongoing in the matter.
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Body of male found near Oil Nut Bay waters, Virgin Gorda; death not considered suspicious SAYS RVIPF
In a statement received by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Information Officer yesterday Sunday February 20th, 2022, police have found the body of a male near Oil Nut Bay.
The statement said, “Police can confirm that the body of a black male was found in the water near Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda this morning. VISAR responded and recovered the body. The death was pronounced at the scene around noon. This death is not considered suspicious at this time. No other details are available.”
