British husband and wife found dead on 'paradise island' Caribbean beach

13 March 2024 , 10:52

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A British couple have been found dead on Paradise Beach on the Grenadine island (Image: Getty Images)

A British couple have died in an "apparent drowning" incident while on holiday in the Caribbean.

Named locally as Rosalyn Foster, 77, and her 76-year-old husband David John Foster, they are understood to have arrived on the Grenadine island of Carriacou last Friday. They were then found on Paradise Beach the following day. Police suspect they drowned, according to local news.

Unconfirmed reports suggest David got into difficulty and Rosalyn died trying to save him. David was declared dead at the scene, while Rosalyn died after being rushed to Princess Royal Hospital. In a statement, the police said an autopsy on the bodies will seek to “tell us exactly what happened to them but for now, it’s an apparent drowning”, reports Loop News.

An unconfirmed photo from the scene shows a body covered over with a white sheet on the beach as a dog lays next to it and multiple groups of people gather nearby.

Last month, two American tourists died during an apparent yacht hijacking as they made their way to a restaurant on Grenada. The bodies of couple Ralph Hendry and Kathleen Brandel have not been found, but police have classed their deaths as homicides.

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The pair went missing the same day as three fugitives, Ron Mitchell, 30, Trevon Robertson, 19, and Abita Stanislaus, 25, “escaped lawful custody”, the New York Post reported.

The news sent shockwaves across the island, which has a population of just over 6,000. It is the second biggest island in Grenada and is roughly 12 miles long by three miles wide.

Ryan Merrifield