No Foul Play In Former Resident’s Death

Turks & Caicos police have ruled out foul play in the death of a 41-year-old former Bermuda resident whose body was discovered floating in the ocean.

Canadian businessman, sailor and triathlete Mark Gushing [pictured at far right aboard his boat] was found dead in the water off Sandpiper Beach in the Leeward area of Providenciales on October 17.

The autopsy results have shown that he died of natural causes, the Caribbean island chain’s police have said.

Last week Turks & Caicos police appealed for help from islanders in determining the events which led up to Mr. Glusing’s death and originally described the circumstances as “mysterious.”

“Born in Montreal, Mark grew up in Barbados and also lived for some time in Bermuda where he made his name in the 1990s as a frequent Iron Man and triathlon contestant,” reported one TCI newspaper.

Providenciales resident Kay Vanes told “The Turks and Caicos Weekly News” she would miss her close friend greatly.

“I am very sad at the moment as I’d spent a lot of time with Mark over the last few years or so,” she said.

“He was a very generous and unassuming person who loved taking people out on his boat, just because he loved to show off our beautiful islands and he enjoyed the company.

“He’ll be missed.”

Anne de la Durantaye remembered hockey fan Mr. Glusing, a trader and biofuel businessman, as “always smiling” and said he had even created an innovative, night snorkelling surf board.

“He was very smart, he always had dreams,” she added.

Mr. Glusing was president of Caribbean firm Infinite Holdings and CEO of biotechnology company GrowPond Organics.

In 2002 he was appointed president of Poker.com and also had a strong background in international business, public company management and finance.

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