Members of the police dive team pulled a body of an unidentified man from waters in the western district of Potter\uffb4s Cay on Monday morning.<\/P><\/p>\n
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.<\/P><\/p>\n
When The Bahama Journal arrived on the scene shortly after 10 am, divers were still in the water attempting to retrieve the body.<\/P><\/p>\n
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.<\/P><\/p>\n
Inspector Walter Evans told reporters at the scene that an employee of Bahamas Fast Ferries discovered the body shortly after 9am.<\/P><\/p>\n
The victim, who is of a dark complexion, was clad in black Dickies trousers, a black and white shirt. His hair was braided.<\/P><\/p>\n
Mr. Evans said the man appeared to be in his mid 30\uffb4s, weighed about 170 pounds and his height was estimated to be 5 feet 10 inches.<\/P><\/p>\n
According to Inspector Evans there was no visible signs of injury on the victim\uffb4s body except for an abrasion on his lip.<\/P><\/p>\n
The face of the victim was also swollen apparently from being in the water for a 24-hour period.<\/P><\/p>\n
Inspector Evans said foul play was not suspected, but police will await an autopsy report to determine the cause of death.<\/P><\/p>\n
The body of the victim is the third body found in that area for the year.<\/P><\/p>\n
Inspector Evans said the discovery of another body is cause for great concern.<\/P><\/p>\n
\uff93Certainly once you find any amount of bodies in a certain area it would be of concern to the police,\uff92 Inspector Evans said.<\/P><\/p>\n
\uff93The 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 Potter\uffb4s Cay is an area that is frequented by any number of persons.\uff92<\/P><\/p>\n
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.<\/P><\/p>\n
Bianca Symonette, The Bahama Journal<\/SMALL><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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