Subject Of Possible Marine Distress Found Safe
[Updated - Suspected person found safe] Saying they are acting in an “abundance of caution” following a report from someone who believes he may have seen a person in distress in the water, the police are appealing to the public to contact the police if they are aware of anyone who has gone swimming, fishing, diving or boating and has not returned.
A police spokesperson said, “At 1:30pm on Saturday, March 26th, Marine Police and Harbour Radio received a report from a member of the public who believes he may have seen a person in distress in the waters approximately 200 meters off of Pink Beach in Hamilton Parish.
“As a result, police vessels and other persons from the boating community conducted an intensive search in the area with negative results.
“In the abundance of caution, police are appealing to anyone to report anyone who has gone swimming, fishing, diving or boating and has not made contact or returned to their base to contact police on 295-0011.”
Updated March 27, 4.39pm: A Police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service would like to thank the public for their assistance with a report from a member of the public who believed he may have seen a person in distress in the waters approximately 200 meters off of Pink Beach in Hamilton Parish around 1:30pm Saturday, March 26th.
“At the time police vessels and other persons from the boating community responded, conducting an intensive search in the area with negative results.
“However around 8:50am Sunday, March 27th police received a call from a male paddle boarder that was in the waters off the Pink Beach area around the time the person in distress report was made. He was never in any distress and had returned to shore safely.”
Lord be with this man he needs a blessing
It’s also whale season! Let’s hope!
So was it a whale or a whale of a tail