Elderly Briton dies after plunge in Pegasus pool

Apr 06, 2013 News

Police are awaiting results of a post mortem examination on an elderly British National who died shortly after taking a plunge in the Pegasus Hotel pool.
According to a police statement, on Thursday last 77-year-old Julian Dere, was seen motionless in the swimming pool at the Pegasus Hotel. He was rushed to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
Julian Dere was staying at the Touristville Hotel, Subryanville, Georgetown, and had visited the Pegasus, where he went swimming.
Meanwhile, persons who were at the poolside at the time recalled seeing the man take a plunge but not resurfacing. Mere seconds later, he was seen just floating, as some persons looked on helplessly while others panicked. The man was eventually taken out of the pool and a female was seen trying to revive him but to no avail.

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