American tourist who died at resort’s pool bar was not a drowning victim, post-mortem examination concludes

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.