(REALNEWS)The post-mortem exam on the body of an American tourist who died here in April has been concluded. His cause of death was cerebral edema and cardiomegaly – and not the direct result of drowning, as had been initially suspected.
Government Pathologist Dr. Petra Miller Nanton performed the autopsy on Roy Vicich’s body last week and a death certificate was later issued.
The police were investigating the circumstances under which Vicich, a tourist from Alabama, USA, died on Sunday, April 23, at about 6 p.m.
Reports say the 64-year-old man had been at the pool bar when he suddenly became unresponsive. Despite swift efforts by other guests and CPR-trained personnel to revive him, Vicich succumbed.
He was pronounced dead by the district doctor, who arrived on the scene at 7:58 p.m.
Reportedly Vicich suffered from hypertension, diabetes and kidney disease. He had been vacationing here with his wife.
Meanwhile, a post-mortem examination on the body of a woman who died suddenly has concluded that her death was the result of an enlarged heart due to high blood pressure.
The 48-year-old woman was a St. Martin national with Antigua and Barbuda citizenship.
