Reports reaching Dominica News Online say a female tourist who got into trouble while swimming in the popular Champagne Bay area south of Pointe Michel has died.
One police source told DNO that the woman’s body was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital.
The woman was said to have encountered difficulties while swimming, but was able to struggle to the shore, where she collapsed.
DNO will continue to follow that story and bring readers details as they become available.
OK OK WHAT ABOUT WHAT IS CALLED THE CRITICAL HOUR, IF SHE WAS CHECKED OUT RIGHT? SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED !!!
I just want to say, we are really touch by your comments and we would like to had the latest news and informations so you can know the truth about her death. My mom was snokeling with my dad and 2 cousins so she was not alone, my dad was with her holding her hands when she began to feel very very tire almost falling asleep. My dad brought her back to the beach with the help of a guide. Once she arrived at the beach her breathing was almost gone. A doctor made many cardiac manoeuvre but in vain…the ambulance brought her to the hospital but she was already dead. She had a heart attack that has nothing to do with the snorkling….she just felt asleep slowly without to much pain…this is what we believe is the best death for her. She died of a sudden heart attack. We love you maman, we came from canada to say goodbye to you, to see you for the last time, we will let a little plaque in memory of you at the beach so our children will be able to see the place where their grand mother died and never forget…
I am truly sorry for the families loss but the first rule of offshore swimming is you never go alone.
Thanks for your comment,I wanted to specified that my dad was with her all the way.We really miss her.
cry cry cry just now the world is ending
i understand CPR save lives but the thing bout champagne is that these tourist often go there by themselves….it could have been that she was found …if there was someone else there with her im certain they would have seen her struggling …so lets not rush to conclusions like we always seem to do….several times i visited champagne beach and meet just one person in the water….some of these folks just like taking risks
I wonder what are you doing yourself. YOU ARE DOING THE SAME THING – JUMPING TO CONCLUSION. SHE WAS PART OF A TOUR AND NOT BY HERSELF, SHE WAS STRUGGLING NOT BECAUSE SHE WAS DROWNING BUT BECAUSE SHE FELL ILL WHILST DIVING.
wrong as well… she was NOT part of a tour.. I blame DNO for all this speculation for how the story was written
My goodness all u cannot read. The family member said she was with her husband. Zo Domnitchen ni gaday avan zo sotay, li avan zo pale. Se pou sa moun kay kwiye nou fanmi wetjen.
you a one sorry wicked person
My condolences go out to the family. I can feel your pain at this time…
By chance, no crime, noting that bad luck…
My goodness!!!!!!!! What sort of comment is that? Why would you take you time and effort to write such filth when someone has actually lost their life here on your homeland? Wow!!!!!!!! What a thing to say!!! ALL THAT CAN BE SAID FOR YOU IS FORGIVE HIM OR HER LORD FOR THEY KNOWETH WHAT THEY DO BUT ARE OBVIOUSLY IGNORANT OF THE CONSEQUENCES, BOTH FOR THE BEAUTIFUL NATURE ISLE AND ITS PEOPLE AND FOR HIMSELF/HERSELF AS IT RELATES TO THEIR HAVING TO ANSWER TO YOU LORD FOR THEIR STATEMENT! Wow!!!!!!! What ignorance, what heartlessness!!!!!!!!!!! You should hang your head in shame, whoever you are!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!
you are sooo dumb do u know how this one death can affect our entire tourism industry? And bsides how can someone’s death be good
nonsense comment it could be u next….. get a life mayne
Do we just comment for its sake? She had problems in the water. Not DA not Govt, fault. People die all over. CPR,Lifeguard flatroads, nice beds don’t make a difference. May her soul rest in peace and may her family come to grips with her passing
Again, if we are encouraging tourists to come to our shores, we must have some sort of protection for their safety. If they are being taken to certain beaches then there need to be life guards on duty.
What signs were in place? did she wonder off on her own? even so, a life guard would be able to redirect her. NOt saying that she would not have died that day, but do we want to be known as a tourist destination that anything goes. Just last week 2 tourists were tied up and robbed at another popular location. We need to put measures in place to safeguard our reputation. Since we are moving from bananas to tourism, then lets do it right.
the lady did not die because of lack of protection !!! she died because she was sick or rather she left the shore dying,,, what could protection or life guards do for that……
a tourist died on st. croix yesterday the same way.
1 also died in the bvi the same way.c these ppl accustomed of swimming in their pool why risk their life in strong current that they cannot handle
Let us suppose she experienced a heart attack whilst diving, do you think that the strong current had anything to do with her death? No news ever reported that she died because of strong currents or may have drowned!
My condolences go out to the family. I can feel your pain at this time. Please hold strong
What we need is a state of the art hospital, instead of white house replica in roseau.
People from all over the caribean would come for treatment, we already have a medical university. this lady life could have been safe if we had the hospital.
DNO: “The woman was said to have encountered difficulties while swimming, but was able to struggle to the shore, where she collapsed.”
@ Anonymous
The autopsy will reveal the cause of her death. It may have had nothing to do with her swimming in the water. It is too bad she was alone then. In time, DA will get a State of the Art hospital. Have patience. First things first.
that sounds actually like a very good idea! A higher-than-elsewhere-standard hospital may really become a nice money machine. I say “may” because investments will have to be made and it will be very expensive to maintain.
But it is certainly worth to consider and calculate that through…
silly comment . what your comment have to do with the ladys death
have hospitals saved anybody life that had to die???????? people dying all the time!! what’s the big deal..
Condolences to the family of the decease it’s really sad to hear of that tragic death may her soul rest in peace! To your family god will see u thru this trying times may you find Peace!
“…..[she] was able to struggle to the shore, where she collapsed”.
Was CPR performed or were the witnesses too scared of being accused of foul play? CPR saves lives. She could have had a little water in her lungs. How unfortunate!!
i sorry 4 hr everyone has a time to go
Dominicans before all u go shouting off all mouth read and understand. This was not a crime. She got into difficulties, and struggled to the shore. We dont know what the difficulties were was it a cramp caused by a blood clot, a stroke, a heart attack. No one is to blame. However we are sorry she died, but at least she died in the beautifull garden of Eden Dominica. Condolences to her family members.
Thank you. For all those “doctors” out there who always know and conclude what happened, thanks for clarifying.
You just never know where and when it ends for you.Put God first and do good in Life.May her Soul R.I.P.
we really need to put security measures in place if these incidents are to become more frequent especially where crime is concerned. we cannot continue to invite people to our country to enjoy our rugged terrain and not have safety measures in place to oversee them. i dont know but it seems as if those in the positions of interest to think and act on these things are asleep. DDA wuh you say?
She was struggling while swimming. What safety measure can there be?
One should never swim alone. Especially, if you are snorkeling or scuba diving.
Huh:?:
Sot ou sot nuh? Bondiere….read nah before some of all you respond. The lady died an accidental death. You making it look like she was harmed somehow
How many safety and security measures do u have at ur home? Do u have a fire extinguisher at ur home in the event of a fire? So why talk about security measures in the ocean. Didn’t you read she was struggling in the water no ones fault.
presizedly my point..
It’s sad to hear, but sometimes, those tourist do not like to follow instructions. They always know every thing. Not to long ago another one almost die, he said he know know to swim and his wife told the life guard to keep a close eye on him cause he can’t swim.
am a dominican living in babonneau castries st.lucia.and it not nice.and it seems we all singing the same tune.you may ask what am i saying.well let me tell u all why when ever we here this such happening then alot of us know god.but the moment things calm u eh hearing nothing.well let us all now start to invite the holy spirit on dominica every secound invite jesus pray 4 healing.the leaders need god to run a country or else we will always b suffering .holy spirit feel this island call dominica.jesus walk on dominica have the entire population know you are a wake amen
papa god,,,, what happen to all you!!!! as if we not understanding english!!! because some of these comments there not making no sense!! stupes..
Time to start thinking of Lifeguards at these beaches. Next best thing are BIG notices stating : NO LIFEGUARD SERVICES! SWIM AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!
Was she swimming or diving?!!!???!!!
Oh. Am so sorry it had to happen that way . May your soul rest in peace
sorry to here
This is very sad news.
Condolences to the family and love ones!
The Champagne Bay area south of Pointe Michel is
known for it’s hard currents, I used to fish there
a lot, so I know what am talking about. The currents pushing southwards are the worst ones, before you Know it, you are in Scotshead.
But it can also be that the tourist suffered from some sort of cramps. That can be very problematic if it happen to you while swimming in deep waters.
My heart goes out to the bereaved families
may her soul r.i.p she came to enjoy herself
there is a time for everything including bad news
Congratulations for enlightening us all, Captain Obvious.
This is really sad,to think that she came to have a good time and enjoy our DA. You just never know. My sympathies to your family and RIP.
My sympathy goes out to the families of the deceit! It looks like this beach needs a cleanup, why is it looking like a stone quarry…
Babe – Check your spelling again for “deceit”
anyone can see it’s a mistake,and what exactly the person meant.If u r looking for faults,first begin by looking for the positive.Thank you very much.Let’s begin by showing out the good.
deciet or DECEASED?
don’t be a fool, you never see beaches with stones. Please go take off all the stones and put sand there you can even tile it your fool. The beach is clean BUT yes it is one made up of natural stone made by God for us to enjoy. The lady might have suffered a heart attack or stroke.
papa God
.. deceit far from DECEASED wee 
..n on top of that what a ridiculous comment 2 make. smh
there need to be a 24h life guard on that beach
Especially when there are overseas visitors
way papa!!
maybe we should have anti-dieing units all over the country
just apply for the job joe
plz give the ambulance room ,you selfish, stupid drivers, as an Ambulance who was attending to the scene, can say if it was all you mother or father you all want the Ambulance to fly so do the same for others.
we import the bad from overseas, when are we going to import the good. on every beach and or pool in america a timeline is posted for swimming and when a life is on duty. young men need employment, dominica,s water parks and beaches need lifeguard.
So how comes still so many persons die in pools and beaches in America? smdh
Alas sorry R.I.P ………………Lord i come before asking forgiveness on behave of the people of our beautiful island Dominica pls Lord take our country back into your hand and heal her and make her whole again. In Jesus name i pray amen
I wonder lol seriously if dominicans that post their prayers on this site believe that God reads dominicanewsonline if yall want pray TO god for someone but cut the over righteous nonsense puttin a whole prayer to God on the site I really seriously doubt that he has internet access
When a country resorts to glorifying dragon heads, casino gambling, homosexuality and the like then these ill-fated consequences tend to occur.
hoice, I guess all countries do the same/ Start a campaign to save the world.
well the casino gambling and homosexuality i can understand….but the “dragon heads”? really?…we seem to skip the fact that WE HAVE A NEW BRIDGE!…get over it….i couldnt care less if it was a chicken head they put there, we are just tooo narrow minded. nonsence.
Do these things happen in holy land?
speak on ur BEHALF not mine..so because Dominica was discovered on a Sunday mean nothing bad wouldnt happen..it was natural cause of death..if you want to pray go novena or the way of the cross….go join the sacred heart society doh come on dno and pray,,,
Tourist allergic to Dominica. Hmmmmmm Sad but true
it doh look like u allergic 2 stupidity
..smdh
Sad to hear another human being has lost their life…but on the bright side it couldnt have happened in a nicer place on earth.
I hope you enjoyed what little you saw of our beautiful nature island and that you take a little bit of us on your new journey. R.I.P and God’s speed!!!!!
sorry to hear.
people saying thats really sad they didnt even know the person
Yes we are sorry this happened, in Dominica or anywhere else.
You dont have to know someone to offer condolences. How would you feel if a loved one died abroad and no one from that country acknowledged it.
My condolences to the family and friends of this lady.
So because they didnt know the person, its not sad. Smh
DNO why are you holding on to my comments? I have done nothing to violate your standard
Very sad! Anyhow you look at it, a tourist death is not good for Dominica.
I was just so relieved when I realized that is wasn’t crime related.
My condolences go out to the family and love ones of the departed.
This is so sad R.I.P.my dear
ya so we got a next tourist tregedy on our hands smfh, well atleast its a natural death so it wont affect our economy unlike the past crimes committed against the others
oh shut up. you know the amount of tourists places like mexico and colombia get even though their crime rate is ten times high than Dominica’s? Crime don’t deter tourists from ‘touristing’lol!
Safety is still one of the very important assets for a tourist, so please the more safe and peaceful we are it is to our benifit
that is only half true. Tourists only go to dangerous places when they know that there is some level of protection. In the Dominican Republik, e.g., tourists are advised what to do and what not to do. That conveys a level of felt safety.
The problem in Dominica is that tourists are not advised at all and common strategy seems to be to keep the problem secret. That lack of information, that lack of caring for the primary source of income is what deters tourists.
So it the combination of crime and hoe the people in charge respond to it.
well at least it was between tourist and mother nature and not no crime done by the desperate Dominicans we have here.
Amen!
This is sad…R.I.P
We gotta start praying for our little Domininca. Its kinda like the bad’s outweighing the good right now and its really depressing.
more tourist news…….
stevo best u stay quiet because u not the headline then?
dats if he not by d road selling paper made flowers n post card 4 dem or when tourist come by he hav a fake accent askin dem if they want directions..stupessss
That’s really sad!!