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Apparent Drowning in Crooked Tree
posted (December 16, 2019)
And in another kind of weekend accident, a woman apparently drowned in Crooked Tree Village.

She's 34-year-old Diana Emerita Pott Jones, and her body was discovered at around 9:00 on Saturday morning. There were no signs of violence on her body, which lines up with initial police investigation into her death.

The cops told us today that she was last seen swimming in the lagoon on Friday evening at around 5:00. Here's are few more details from the Assistant Police Commissioner Joseph Myvette:

Sr. Supt. Hilberto Romero- Deputy Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch
"On Saturday the 14th day of December 2019 around 9:10 am, police responded to a report that a female was seen floating in the Crooked Tree lagoon. They visited the lagoon, where they found Dianna Pott Jones, 34 years, floating in the lagoon. She was taken out and no signs of violence was observed on the body and she was taken to the KHMH where she was pronounced dead on arrival. We are now awaiting a postmortem examination to determine what was the cause of her death."

Jules Vasquez- Reporter
"Sir, she was last seen swimming. Is it a suspicion that she may have drowned?"

Sr. :Supt. Hilberto Romero
"The information is that she was seen by the lagoon side and there after she was found floating."

Police have not yet publicized the results of the post mortem.

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