I am a close friend of a man, who was drowned at
Castaway Cay and passed away on Feb. 27, 2015.
I posted my first message recently to correct the misunderstanding and wrong info on this board, disproving my friend's death and advising witnesses to move on. Moreover, on behalf of family and friends, I wanted to thank those of you who helped my friend, rescueing, giving CPR, and comforting and praying for his wife and daughter while others were trying to save him.
There has not been any official statement nor media coverage regarding the incident, and this message board is only source friends can find any details from witnesses who have shared their insights.
As family and friends want to know what caused the drowning, I posted the link on Eugene's memorial facebook page to this message board. My intention to post the link was not to disrupt this message board with outcrys nor allegations but for friends to read about the accident instead of asking the family who is deeply in sorrow. Nevertheless, family is, also, seeking more details. I asked friends to be respectful and not to contact any poster directly when I posted the link.
Gratefully, some posters from here reached out and shared their sympathy and supports to the family. I am so touched and thankful for those who wanted to know Eugene's welling-being and wished him the best. Each of you touched so much not just family but friends who are witnessing this great kindheartedness and compassion. Ironically, there has not been any communication between the family and
DCL as far as I know.
This thread was created by someone who heard about Castaway Cay Drowning and wanted to know what and how drowning happened. I understand some are annoyed with a few posts from newbies but I don't think it is necessary to lock the thread or track IP addresses. Those of you who are seasoned posters here should know how to ignore absurd posts instead of engaging with them.
We, family and friends, really appreciate those of you who shared the details, and we would like to get more details from others as well from this thread.
I hope # of posts I've made will not disprove my credibility. If anybody is in doubt, please pm me or check the memorial facebook page as I am managing the page for Eugene.
https://www.facebook.com/foreugene