Delvin Lantan, whose decomposed body was discovered floating at the Coast Guard base at Woodbridge Bay, Fond Cole this morning, loved going to the sea but was warned to desist due to his history of epileptic seizures, a family member told Dominica News Online.
Sandra Lantan, sister of the deceased, said she last saw Delvin alive last Friday.
She said the family went to visit Delvin on Saturday and he was not home, so they contacted his father in Point Michel, who reported not seeing him as well. The family then reported him missing at the police headquarters.
Sandra said after being missing for several days, they feared Delvin went for a sea-bath and had a seizure.
She said her 31-year-old brother loves going to the sea wherever he goes but he was always told to be careful as the seizure could affect him while in the water. He has been affected by seizures over the past two years.
But what he loved may have resulted in his death as Delvin’s body was fished from the sea by Coast Guard personnel sometime before seven this morning.
Police Spokesman Inspector Claude Weekes confirmed the deceased’s health problem during a media briefing Wednesday.
“The gentleman in question… it is reported that he may have been epileptic and had been missing for about three to five days,” Weekes said.
“That body was brought to the Coast Guard base and then moved to the Princess Margaret Hospital where it was officially pronounced dead by Dr. Gavin Seaman. The body is now at the Lyndhurst Funeral Home.
“A coroner’s inquest will be convened to be followed by a post mortem,” Weekes said.
Delvin was single, never married, and had no children.
Delvin, who does his own gardening, held handyman jobs periodically at the Dominica Infirmary and Rueben’s Bakery.
My deepest sympathy goes out to the lantan family!!!!
Beyond thoughts and opinions,
Beyond songs and silence,
Beyond today and tomorrow,
Just one thing remains MEMORIES,
May God’s blessings and the memories of your loved one support and comfort you forever!!!!!!!!!!
R:I:P Delvin
A pic of him would complete this report.Awaiting a quick update.
To all his family friends and loved ones keep God in the centre of everything you do .Have faith and do his works.
Bless
my hear goes ou to the family of delvine ,may god give u strength to go through you greiving period . I could have been any member of my family. god bless
Rest in peace Delvin. U are in a much better place now. Although I had not seen or spoken to u in a while, u death was really a shock. U are in a better place now. All worries over. AMEN.
well well well that whatwe have come too?
this body have left this world I SAY THIS WORLD” it is best to say farewell and hope he was prepared,not the side show of talks well&*$#@^$ talk. take note ; that is the only thing that we are sure in life ” DEATH ” his is infront ours behind we know how he went ,we don’t know how we are going to meet ours, it is best to give respect instead of the useless talk. may JAH guide his soul. may jah help Dominica;a song of spider be with you all.
Well said
Nonesense!! A man was reported missing since saturday and the public was not made aware of such a case. Serious lapse on behalf of the police force. Come on you all need to be more considerate than this.
I agree, simple little things like that stops us from developing or moving forward as a country.
RIP DELVIN U WILL SURELY BE MISS. JAH GUIDE.
The deceased is also a brother of ours in Jesus Christ. I am deeply saddened to hear of his passing and in such a manner. May his soul rest in peace. Amen!
Due to his medical condition, he should never have gone to bathe alone in the sea. It appears that he did not listen to his family. My heartfelt sympathy go out to them.
There is a short daily prayer which Catholics as I, especially the older ones have learned since childhood and should pray as much as we possibly could. I do not know how many of them still say it. It is:
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, once in agony have pity on the dying.
This prayer applies to everyone in the entire world who may be in agony, who die suddenly and who also will have fatal accidents. God knows our future and what will happen to us. He is forgiving, compassionate and merciful! His love and forgiveness is boundless.
You guys need to be more mindful of what you say..Delvin was someone’s son; someone’s brother; someone’s nephew; someone’s uncle. He was my cousin. No loss is easy to grasp. RIP Cuz. Til we meet again
agreed cuz .. rip cuz delvin
‘melo’ will see you in time to come.
mouth of the south please i begging u stop killing me .lololololol hahahahhah .
dno with all dat updating all of a sudden i cya access the news on my bb and already is on it i living….wats up with that? slow down on d upgrade or make a link to a mobile site perhaps…thanks for listening
We should be mind full of a lot of things; including the foolish things that we say. Even in a time of mourning we find it in our hearts to say the most inappropriate thing to or about one another. That man( BOBY) lying on the gurney is only a shell, and i say this with respect for the dead. The gurney is also a non-living thing; so are the gloves and the masks.Loss is always unfortunate and not something to be smack about.I myself have suffered loss and know what it feels like to hear remarks like that, it cuts very deep. It makes you feel that people don’t care anymore about what is really in their faces but stupid thought. You and I can always say what we want but are we right?The loss does not hear the senseless remarks, he does not see that the under taker is not wearing gloves or a mask, not that it is healthy nor is it professional. But the occupant of that shell is maybe happier than most off us alive now, because it is quite a possibility the his soul is at rest, his drink is sweeter and his company is forever gracious. Take hid in the negative thought that we think. Think it but then stop should we say. I ask , we should be civil and not rouges.
Is that the Delvin Lantan that went to DGS…I pray not!
Man we went to school together…This is really sad news…. My deepest condolences to his family…
Yes it is…. RIP BRO
sypmathies go out to you guys.must feel very hurt about your loss.GOD is here dont you worry
boy u gone but i will miss u bro rest in peace
loooooooooooooove uuuuuuuuuuu
bye your soul will go to heaven
loveu always.
not just yet.. he has to rest in the grave 1st. will get to go to Heaven with the rest of us on resurrection day
All you diaspora does upset me with all your negativity spewing into our country.. beloved Dominica! Is it because you have no job, leaving illegally in a foreign counrty, have no moneyto spend on yourselves (except credit card), no food to eat this afternoon and have to beg and scrape for a dollar on a constant basis that you have nothing better to do than sit and at your neighbor’s computer and wait for news to be updated on dno and reek your hatred???… stupesss either come back to dca and make a meaninful contribution or dont say anything negative that the same foreigners you guys say that reading this so they can read your comments also.. CAPPICHE!
envious much? what makes you more dominican than diaspora? Thats why your ignorant behind will stay DA and spew your trashy thoughts all over. diasporas contribute more than your black behind. i think you’re the one scraping for dollars in DA and you just need somewhere to vent hater!!!! go ahead.
oooooooooooooooooooo hey all u diapora be more clever than that and dont stand as low as those that trying to put u down just because you live da to have a better future for u and the family. if u keep answering to nasty coments then u proving to be as backward as they are. stop it:::
After your bloody Labour party invited me to come down to vote for them, thats the way you are looking at us, you upsided block.
U CHOSE TO COME THERE WAS NO GUNTO UR HEAD SO SHUT UR MOUTH, UR FOOL
We always have to put a negative vibe in every situation…the man had gloves on when he secured the body….so he is simply transporting the dead ….no big deal people…is his choice if he wants to then wear gloves or not…Who exactly is it affecting…is not like he carrying the body in his arms or gathering forensics so relax..Gush man….
way papa
what is this!?Annelta… how long ago did you miss your Bro.
This information is shown worldwide ,where is your gloves, masks and protection clothing?? Why is he laughting doing the job. Dominica we are in the 21 century . what premitive streacher is the body carried on……
lol
you making be laugh
but its so true…that stretcher looking centuries old
Yes, you get something to complain about wi, foreigner…stupes.
* where are……..*protective clothing…….*laughing……..* 21st……….*primitive………*stretcher………..I.m just saying.
teacher………. are you trying to be clever. keep it to the class room and maybe your students will live there writing and spelling properly. ——” where is” is correct as it was refering to the person. “where are” would be correct if you was saying ( where are the gloves)
Teacher is not wrong. “gloves” is the main subject; and it is written the plural form. Therefore the verb must also take the plural grammar. Hence, the question should be written “Where are your gloves?” just as a person would ask: “Where are the mangoes I asked for”?
Thumbs up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look again they had masks and gloves when securing the body …..and protection clothing? for what?…..incase the body explodes..lol …give the people a break man..they working with what meager resources provide by the so called government…Is at P.M.H for you to see commess.
” Premitive Streacher”??????? Seriously!?
Chupes
How do you differentiate between a “primitive stretcher’ and a 21st century one? lol lol……Would really love to know.
SHUT UP YOUR FOOL
Oh my i hope he’s identified. Because i remember during the hurricane season a 17 year old from fondcole went missing and i’ve not heard anything ever since.
How sad!!
And to the guys carrying the dead body. Oh jeeeze. How are you gonna sit and eat after using your hands with no gloves to carry the body.Not healthy atall.
well is the same way they doin it
water, soap and sanitizer was made for everyone…………
as far as im concerned they all cleaner than u…..
they are educated in what they do!
@ fatouche….ROTFL, lol,. lol. I like that one sah
why is the undertaker smiling and he is holding a decomposing body?? and no gloves? no masks? hmmmm …..and annelta i hope its your brother too, so that his body can finally rest in peace!
ADMIN
He was smiling at me. I was taking the pic with a BB and he kept asking: “which media house you represent?”. He was suggesting I am a non-media civilian taking pics and have no reason taking pic. But he probably did not mean it negatively. However, I was too busy to answer him. lol… Most people do not know how I look and I hate the spotlight, so that’s good….
lol okay i understand,… thanks for explaining i was curious.. but he should still be wearing some gloves or a mask… its not healthy
i jus make out his face, i know him…lol
check the other pics…they were wearing gloves.
i will say how u look babe
anelta hope its cum mog i am praying for that
one thing i lovee dno key is my main source of news at work
oh my god…..why doesnt the undertakers wear gloves and a mouth piece? it may be a dead body but its decompose and so carries infections. may his poor soul rest in peace
lol. i would not eat nothing from dem undertakers dere na. seriously..
hurry up with de updates man
take ur time nah ay ay i doh see with u lol!!!!!!
on november 4th my brother drowned in the Petite Savanne sea and was never found.I am praying to God that body is his.I am trembling now.Please GOD let it be our brother.man i still feel the pain.we miss him soooooooooooooo much.
I feel your pain but with our limitations on island I do hope the person can be properly identified and if its your loved one your family will finally be at peace on that. I do feel the anxiety in the tone of your comment. Hope the results are in your favour as you would want to give him a good burial.
May the good Lord guide you through this trying time.
om my God, have mercy. this comment gave me chills. My sympathy and I hope your brother’s body is found
I feel your pain miss destouche but is no way if your brother drowned on the 4th of november in petite savanne that they would still find his body in that condition. I know how you feel because I lost a brother years ago at sea and I am still hoping we would find him. May God help you through your pain. He and time is what will heal what you feel now. It never goes away.
this brought tears to my eyes ………… i hope it your brother …. at least you can get some closure … and give him a decent burial ……this time must be really hard but keep praying and God will see you through – remember He never gives more than we can bear
here we go again…in the words of mr marvin gaye..”whats goin on?”
but what is that at all? my goodness, i hope the body can be identified.
was there any news of a missing person,,,never heard such since this body is decomposed,,,dat looking like a drug deal went wrong,,,maybe a venezuelan drug dealer dat dere,,,,,,i waiting on the update
didn’t you hear of the man from petite Savanne who went missing on the 4th of November? stop talking B.S.
well is u dat talking b.s,,,,u would expect a body from petit savanne to find its way to fond cole in that ”good” condition,,,u must be a ******** u lucky my supervisor coming
papa wat i say so nuh….lemme give myself a thumbs up b4 allu drown me,,,,i doh see with allu lol!!!!!
y does it have to be a drug deal 2 people went missing and is sea that was involved during both incidents. stop that nonsense two families are hoping that the body will be identified as their family member and you making fun out of the situation. stop that and be sensitive
i wasn’t making fun of nothin,,,in fact i commented when the story broke,,,,,the news was not yet clear,,,,now u have the full story n can comment but remember i commented like since 7 a.m
all u fast DBS just giving the news and all u have it already… good job
d.b.s not a reliable source of news any way,,,,d.n.o all day!!!!!
i still can’t believe u hoping on d.b.s for news the Dumb Bias Station,,,,hhhmmm papamet we finish in dat land wii pal
just saying DBS just slow… I love DNO
Dominica new online, you are the leader when it comes to breaking news. I read about the body and then about 10 minutes later Q95 comes with a breaking news!. Keep keeping us abreast!