Members of the police dive team pulled a body of an unidentified man from waters in the western district of Potterﾴs Cay on Monday morning.
The body was found face down under the Island Link Nassau vessel, which was docked at the loading area of the dock behind The Bahamas Fast Ferry office.
When The Bahama Journal arrived on the scene shortly after 10 am, divers were still in the water attempting to retrieve the body.
Shortly after 11am, the body was carried by a police boat to The Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA) headquarters and was loaded into a vehicle from Restview Memorial Mortuary and Crematorium.
Inspector Walter Evans told reporters at the scene that an employee of Bahamas Fast Ferries discovered the body shortly after 9am.
The victim, who is of a dark complexion, was clad in black Dickies trousers, a black and white shirt. His hair was braided.
Mr. Evans said the man appeared to be in his mid 30ﾴs, weighed about 170 pounds and his height was estimated to be 5 feet 10 inches.
According to Inspector Evans there was no visible signs of injury on the victimﾴs body except for an abrasion on his lip.
The face of the victim was also swollen apparently from being in the water for a 24-hour period.
Inspector Evans said foul play was not suspected, but police will await an autopsy report to determine the cause of death.
The body of the victim is the third body found in that area for the year.
Inspector Evans said the discovery of another body is cause for great concern.
ﾓCertainly once you find any amount of bodies in a certain area it would be of concern to the police,ﾒ Inspector Evans said.
ﾓThe thing that is of concern to us perhaps is the activity within this area in terms of the kinds of activities [people] will engage in. Certainly, we have to look at those types of things because Potterﾴs Cay is an area that is frequented by any number of persons.ﾒ
He urged anyone who may know the identity of the dead man to contact the police at 328-8477 or the Central Detective Unit at 325-2561.
Bianca Symonette, The Bahama Journal
