PROVIDENCIALES – A boat was found drifting about a mile off Grand Turk Island with 20 dead people on board, including two children.
On Sunday, officials said that investigators ruled out foul play but were still trying to determine what happened. The identities and origin of the dead were also under investigation.
Fishermen spotted the small boat Thursday morning and alerted the marine branch of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, who towed the vessel ashore.
Police commissioner Trevor Botting said the boat appeared to have come from outside the Caribbean, and authorities did not think it had the Turks and Caicos as its destination.(AP)
