Drowning in Cabarete Bay

[CFA123]

The body of a young boy (Dominican, I believe) was just carried off the beach from in front of Harmony.

While the waters don't look extremely rough today... it's a good time for all of us to remember our limitations and those of the people around us when playing in the surf.

[whirleybird]

That is so sad, so sorry for him and his family... no-one needs or wants to lose a son.

[CFA123]

I was advised 18 year old from Santo Domingo, brother of a resident in Cabarete.

[mamielizabeth]

Oh this is way to sad.What a senseless thing to happen.

[Lambada]

Originally Posted by CFA123

I was advised 18 year old from Santo Domingo, brother of a resident in Cabarete.

Supported by newspaper report:
Puerto Plata Digital

[aross]

My immediate neighbors in the condo complex in which I live are 2 young men from Isreal who are here for 3 months Kite surfing.

They told me this story yesterday and it was one of them who actually pulled the young man to shore then the 2 of them worked to try and save him. An ambulance (which eventually got stuck in the sand) was called and the paramedics took over but to no avail.

The additional sad part of this story is that the poor young man lay on the beach for over an hour waiting for someone to take care of the body. The paramedics comments in answer to why they were not taking him away was that they only dealt with people who were living, and went back to trying to get the ambulance out of the sand.

My neighbors eventually left after 1 1/2 hours and have no idea how much longer he was there.

Truely a sad situation.

[tflea]

Well they did have to get the vehicle unstuck before transporting the body I'm assuming. What's the alternative?

[Lapurr]

It's a horrible tragedy, My prayers are with the family!

[Linda Stapleton]

I've been very upset in the past by bodies being left in the road for sometimes hours on end but have been told by Dominicans that it is part of the culture that it is the duty and responsibility of the family to take care of the body, so others respect this right, very, very distressing as it is.

[Chirimoya]

It isn't that - it's because after an accident a dead body cannot be moved until the medical examiner (médico legista) has seen it, and it's often hours before one arrives on the scene.