Tourist Dies While Snorkeling Near Glover Reef

An American retiree has died while snorkeling near the Glover Reef Atolls. On April fifteenth, the unresponsive body of seventy-four-year-old Kent Hills Foster was taken to the Southern Regional Hospital Morgue in Dangriga Town, where he was identified by his wife, Pamela Gay Fairley. Reports are that the two had been vacationing in Belize, having arrived on April tenth, and while snorkeling on the fifteenth, Foster started experiencing complications. His wife attempted to assist him but was unable to. Foster lost consciousness and the captain of the catamaran, who the couple had chartered, performed CPR but was also unsuccessful in his efforts. He was taken to the Southern Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead at twelve twenty-six p.m. While a port mortem exam is still pending, Foster’s medical records showed that he had Aortic Dissection, which is a rare but deadly condition where the inner layer of the aorta tears and blood flows between the layers, weakening the artery wall. Foster had undergone treatment for this condition three weeks prior to his passing. An initial investigation revealed no signs of foul play at this time.