Foot severed, headless man found floating; Concerning marine incidents unanswered by Authorities  

By Dana Malcolm 

Staff Writer 

#TurksandCaicos, July 17, 2023 – Days have passed since Thursday’s shocking discovery of a mangled body in the waters of Grace Bay, off Providenciales but there have been no updates from the Royal TCI Police regarding the incident.

A laundry list of unanswered questions has emerged since residents called in to report the floating body including:

• The identity of the male;
• The location of his head;
• The location and circumstances of his death and ;
• Whether foul play was involved.

Police and Conservation experts worked together to retrieve the body which was missing its head and a great portion of the legs.  Police did not describe the death as suspicious when the body was recovered despite its condition.

Initial reports had indicated an animal of some sort might have been the culprit but the Police steered clear of listing their suspicions on whether they think the injuries were caused by animal attack, accidental death or foul play.

Additionally the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources has not commented on whether they think the incident was caused by an animal.

It’s not the only marine incident with unanswered questions swirling.

In May, a young woman’s foot was completely severed as she swam in the waters of Grace Bay.

That incident was reported as a shark attack and a probe was announced to garner details, not only into what exactly happened (on the part of the Police) but how photos of the injured woman were released while she was in medical care (on the part of the TCI Hospital).

To date neither entity has produced the results of their investigations.