{"id":81549,"date":"2012-12-19T20:00:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-20T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=81549"},"modified":"2013-01-07T11:05:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-07T15:05:29","slug":"foreign-national-drowns-at-batibou-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/accidents-tragedy\/foreign-national-drowns-at-batibou-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Foreign national dies at Batibou Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The police say\u00a0 they are conducting investigation into the death of Russel Southgate, a 50-year-old man of Calgary Canada, at Batibou Beach.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred on December 13, 2012 about 1:15pm.<\/p>\n

Russel, who was a frequent visitor to the island, was in the company of his girlfriend and two other friends sea bathing at Batibou beach.<\/p>\n

According to his girlfriend, Russel encountered difficulty in the water while he was some distance away from the rest of the group and by the time they were able to assist, he was unconscious.<\/p>\n

Help was sought and Southgate’s body was transported to the Marigot Hospital by the Fire and Ambulance Services and upon arrival was pronounced dead by a medical practitioner.<\/p>\n

The body was then transported to the Princess Margaret Hospital mortuary pending a post mortem examination to determine the cause of death, the police said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The police say\u00a0 they are conducting investigation into the death of Russel Southgate, a 50-year-old man of Calgary Canada, at Batibou Beach. The incident occurred on December 13, 2012 about 1:15pm. 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