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ST. THOMAS — The body of a male was found floating in the waters of Veteran’s Drive in St. Thomas early Thursday, in what the V.I.P.D. has classified a dead on arrival (D.O.A.) incident, the force’s media specialist, Sakeeda Freeman has announced.<\/p>\n

According to Ms. Freeman, today at approximately 5:28 a.m., units from the Richard N. Newton Command and the Criminal Investigation Bureau traveled to the Charlotte Amalie harbor, across from the United Service Organizations building, in regards to a body floating in the water.<\/p>\n

Upon arrival to the scene, officers met with two individuals, who said that while jogging, they noticed what appeared to be a body floating in the sea. An unresponsive black male was retrieved from the water with no vital signs of life, Ms. Freeman said. The identification of the male victim was withheld until next of kin is notified.<\/p>\n

Ms. Freeman said there were no noticeable signs of trauma.<\/p>\n

The case is under investigation by the V.I.P.D.’s major crimes unit, according to Ms. Freeman. The force is asking anyone with information about the incident to contact\u00a0the Investigation Bureau at 340-774-2211 ext., 5569, or 340-714-9830. You can also contact 911, the chief\u2019s office at 340-715-5548, the commissioner\u2019s office at 340-715-5506, or Crime Stoppers USVI here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ST. THOMAS — The body of a male was found floating in the waters of Veteran’s Drive in St. Thomas early Thursday, in what the V.I.P.D. has classified a dead on arrival (D.O.A.) incident, the force’s media specialist, Sakeeda Freeman has announced. According to Ms. Freeman, today at approximately 5:28 a.m., units from the Richard […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4400,147],"tags":[6837,70,68,5671],"yoast_head":"\nBody Found Floating In Veteran's Drive Waters - V.I. 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