Barbados police probe death of British cruise visitor

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –  The police have launched an investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a 79-year-old British visitor.

The police report that man, a passenger on a cruise ship, was at the Mount Stanford Beach snorkeling with a friend when he was seen floating face down in the water.

He was pulled from the water in a semiconscious state.

An ambulance rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.