A BRITISH couple who were found dead on a Caribbean beach on Saturday are believed to have drowned.
Rosaline Foster, 76, allegedly died trying to save her husband David John Foster, 77, as he suffered a heart attack off the coast of the Grenadine island of Carriacou.
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The couple are believed to have drown while on holiday in Carriacou Credit: Getty
The Royal Grenada Police Force today identified the couple as Mr and Mrs Foster, two retirees who were holidaying on the island with other family members.
Their bodies were found on Paradise Beach in the village of L’Esterre.
Mr Foster was pronounced dead at the scene, while Mrs Foster was rushed to the nearby Princess Royal Hospital where she was examined and also pronounced dead.
Police officer Corporal Ardell Lewis told BBC News: "The basic facts seem to suggest the man may have suffered a heart attack and the lady may have gone to his assistance, and she probably would have drowned."
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Cops have now launched an investigation and are waiting for the results of an autopsy.
In a statement, reported by Loop News, Grenada police said the results will "tell us exactly what happened to them but for now, it's an apparent drowning".
The statement continued: "On Saturday, March, 9, 2024, two bodies were found on L'Esterre Paradise Beach, Carriacou.
"Police visited the scene and observed the body (of a man) lying on the sand.
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"He was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical doctor.
"(His wife) also of the United Kingdom was taken to Princess Royal Hospital, Carriacou, where she was examined and pronounced dead by a medical doctor.
"Police investigation continues into the matter. A post mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death."
The UK Foreign Office told The Sun: "We are assisting the family of two British people who died in Grenada and are in contact with the local authorities."
White-sand beach covered Carriacou has a population of around 8,000 and is the second biggest island in Grenada.
Mr and Mrs Foster's deaths come as a US couple visiting Grenada are feared dead after their yacht was reportedly hijacked by three escaped prisoners.
Sailors Ralph Hendry and his wife Kathy Brandel went missing on their way to a restaurant the same day as the fugitives “escaped lawful custody”, the New York Post reported.
Ron Mitchell, 30, Trevon Robertson, 19, and Abita Stanislaus, 25, are believed to have fled to another island on the couple's stolen vessel.
Police have ruled their deaths as homicide but no bodies have so far been found.
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Mr and Mrs Foster's bodies were found on Paradise Beach on Sunday Credit: Getty 3
US couple Kathy Brandel and Ralph Hendry are feared dead after a boat hijacking in Grenada