A BRITISH couple have been found dead on a beach while on holiday in the Caribbean.
The husband, 76, and wife, 77, are thought to have drowned off the coast of the Grenadine island of Carriacou, according to reports.
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Their bodies were found on Paradise Beach in the village of L’Esterre.
Unconfirmed reports say the man got into difficulty in the water before his wife tried to save him.
The man is suspected to have died in the water.
His wife was rushed to the nearby Princess Royal Hospital where she was pronounced dead, local media say.
Police have launched an investigation and are waiting for the results of an autopsy.
In a statement, cops said the results will “tell us exactly what happened to them but for now, it’s an apparent drowning”, reported Loop News.
Carriacou has a population of around 8,000 and is the second biggest island in Grenada.
The deaths come after a couple from the US are feared dead after their boat was reportedly hijacked by three escaped prisoners as they were on their way to a restaurant on Grenada.
Sailors Ralph Hendry and his wife Kathy Brandel went missing the same day as three fugitives, Ron Mitchell, 30, Trevon Robertson, 19, and Abita Stanislaus, 25, “escaped lawful custody”, the New York Post reported.
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