The body of a 23-year-old man who went missing after venturing out to fish on rocks at L’Anse Fourmi, Tobago, on Saturday was recovered yesterday. The discovery was made by Coast Guard officers shortly after 1.30 pm on Sunday off waters of Bloody Bay. Lawrence Kerr went missing on Saturday after he left his L’Anse Fourmi home around 6 am that day to go on a fishing expedition with friends.
Kerr was fishing on the rocks when a wave knocked him over and he disappeared. An extensive search was carried out by the Coast Guard, the Tobago Emergency Management Agency Dive Team and villagers on Saturday but was abandoned at nightfall. The search resumed at 6 am yesterday. Kerr, was a clerical officer at the Division of Settlements and Labour.
Acting Cpl Joseph of the Charlotteville Police Station is continuing investigations. The Meteorological Services at Crown Point has advised that Tobago will be experiencing rough seas and is urging people to be careful out at sea.