The body was found<\/span><\/a> at about 6:17 a.m. on March 21, Mr. Dratte said in the V.I.P.D.’s initial release. The body was brought to shore by members of St. John Rescue.<\/p>\n\n\nWhat remains unclear is the cause of death. In the March 21 release, Mr. Dratte said, \u201cThe cause of death is unknown pending a medical examiner\u2019s finding. We are presently talking to residents, hotels and canvassing the community to find information on anyone missing.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Thursday’s release, however, an update on the investigation’s status was not provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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ST. JOHN — The Virgin Islands Police Department has identified the body of a man found in Cruz Bay waters near the National Park Visitors Center in March. V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte said the body was identified by family members at the Schneider Regional Medical Center on Tuesday at approximately 3:20 p.m. as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":71563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[191,147],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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