Death on vacation: three American tourists drowned, leaving children orphans
On Tuesday, 6 August, three tourists from Texas, including a married couple, drowned while on vacation on the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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33-year-old Irma Barrera and her 38-year-old husband Roy Perez rested with their 15-year-old daughter and third victim and his daughter on Middle Caicos.
According to police and local sources, the group explored the picturesque Bambarra Beach when adults got into a powerful current caused by strong gusts of wind.
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Rescuers were able to quickly get out of the water girls, but not their parents.
Irma Barrera and her husband Roy Perez. A photo: gofundme.com
Shortly after the incident, Barrera's body was washed ashore. Search teams scouring the beach found Perez hours later.
The body of a third person was discovered by the US Coast Guard the next morning.
Police Commissioner Trevor Botting said the incident was “a terrible tragedy.”
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Relatives of Barrera and Perez will arrive on August 7 to the Caribbean archipelago for the girl.
The incident sparked local calls for officials to put warning signs on the island’s often deserted beaches.
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