Category: Drowning
Fisherman drowns near St. George’s Caye
There are reports of a drowning near St. George’s Caye. The victim has been identified as forty one year old Herbert Moore. Police say that on Monday afternoon, Moore and his wife, and two friends were on a fishing expedition near St. George’s Caye when one of the fishing lines became entangled on something in [...]
Ladyville teen drowns in Vista del Mar
Nineteen year old Victor John Foreman Jr., a resident of Ladyville Village, drowned on Holy Saturday in the Vista Del Mar area in the Belize District. According to his mother, Teresa Calderon who is a caregiver at Liberty Children’s home, she was not at the scene during the incident, however she described to us the [...]
Ladyville man drowns; family lashes out at Coast Guard
What was supposed to be a fun outing in the south turned tragic on Saturday and left a Ladyville family mourning the loss of a loved one. Forty-four year old Egbert Sylvester Tillett lost his life when he drowned while swimming n the sea in Placencia village. The entire family is at a loss over [...]
Fishing expedition ends in tragedy; one dead
There are reports of a drowning near St. George’s Caye. The victim has been identified as forty one year old Herbert Moore. Police say that on Monday afternoon, Moore and his wife, and two friends were on a fishing expedition near St. George’s Caye when one of the fishing lines became entangled on something in [...]
Teen drowns in San Antonio village
A seventeen year old boy has drowned in San Antonio village. Police reports say that the body of Demetrio Mena, Junior was recovered from a well in the village on Monday afternoon. Authorities say it showed no visible sign of violence and was transported to the San Ignacio hospital where the body awaits a post [...]
Drowning victim laid to rest
Funeral services were held today in Orange Walk Town for seventeen year old Greg Flowers, a student of the University of Belize, who drowned last Friday. Flowers, who is from Orange Walk, reportedly went swimming with friends in the Branch Mouth area in Santa Familia where the Mopan and Macal Rivers meet. He reportedly disappeared [...]
Body of Cayo teen retrieved from the Belize river
The body of a teenage boy has been recovered from the Belize River in the Cayo district. Seventeen year old Gregory Flowers reportedly went swimming with friends on Friday in Santa Familia village, during which he reportedly went under the water and did not resurface. Love News understands that Gregory Flowers was recently honored at [...]
Toddler drowns in Punta Gorda
The community of Punta Gorda is tonight mourning the death of a child whose life was lost in a tragic drowning. Our Toledo Bureau Chief Paul Mahung has the story.


