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Man Found Dead in Boat Off Belize Coast Identified as Canadian
Belize police treat the catamaran as a crime scene after finding wounds on the deceased Canadian; his son is coordinating with authorities, and a distressed woman was rescued.
- Yesterday, local media identified a Canadian from Vancouver found dead on a drifting catamaran off Belize's coast while a cruise ship rescued a woman but could not take the body.
- On Monday, the Belize Coast Guard said it was notified of a vessel in distress initially outside Belize's jurisdiction, and the man left with a woman about a week ago from Livingston, Guatemala.
- Police are treating the catamaran as a potential crime scene after apparent wounds were found on a decomposing body, and the deceased's son has arrived in Belize to coordinate with authorities.
- The Belize Coast Guard will secure the vessel as the police department needs, Francis Usher said.
- With details still unclear, Belize police investigators need further investigation to establish exactly what happened aboard the catamaran, Francis Usher said.
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Man found dead in boat off Belize coast identified as Canadian from Vancouver
Francis Usher, the CEO of the Ministry of National Defence in Belize, said police are treating the boat as a potential crime scene, because "apparent wounds" were found on the body, which was in a state of decomposition.
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Man found dead in boat off Belize coast identified as Canadian
Local media in the Central American country of Belize have identified a man found dead in a drifting catamaran off the country's coast as a Canadian from Vancouver.
·Toronto, Canada
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Total News Sources28
Leaning Left18Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Left
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
78% Left
L 78%
C 22%
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