{"id":291585,"date":"2022-10-16T18:50:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T22:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=291585"},"modified":"2022-10-16T21:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:29:55","slug":"police-investigate-body-found-under-canefield-cliff-pharcs-devastated-by-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/police-investigate-body-found-under-canefield-cliff-pharcs-devastated-by-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Police investigate body found under Canefield cliff; PHARCS devastated by incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_248071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-248071\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-248071\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7-642x279.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7-642x279.jpg 642w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7-640x278.jpg 640w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/PHARCS-7.jpg 858w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-248071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some residents of PHARCS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) has launched an investigation into the discovery of a body found under the Canefield cliff today, October 16, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Dominica News Online (DNO) has been reliably informed by police sources that the individual has been identified as a elderly man who was a resident of the Premium Home Care and Residential Services (<strong>PHARCS<\/strong>), a senior care home in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>Sources also revealed that the individual was reported as missing to the police yesterday, October 15, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The elderly man was later found this morning in an unresponsive state along the E.O.Leblanc Highway.<\/p>\n<p>DNO has since made contact with the officials of the facility and in a statement sent to our newsroom, the CEO OF PHARCS, Marie-Therese Junkerre, said the company was devastated by the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are heartbroken and devastated by the passing of one of our residents this morning &#8211; Sunday 16th October 2022. This is a terrible tragic incident and our deepest sympathies go out to the resident\u2019s family and friends,\u201d Junkerre stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to Junkerre, due to an ongoing police investigation and without the consent of the family, the facility is prohibited from releasing the name of the resident, \u201cbut we can confirm that he was a resident at PHARCS,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur number one priority at this time is safety. It is critical that we determine how this incident occurred so we can take steps to prevent something like this from ever happening again,\u201d the CEO further averred. \u201cAt this time, we have no further details but we are working closely with the police as they conduct their investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junkerre assured that the company \u201cwill not rest\u201d until the investigation is concluded and preventative\u00a0measures can be put in place, if needed.<\/p>\n<p>The police say the investigation into the matter is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>DNO will continue to follow this story and provide an update as soon as it becomes available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF) has launched an investigation into the discovery of a body found under the Canefield cliff today, October 16, 2022. 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