Anna-Lisa Paul
A D’abadie disc jockey, who got into difficulty at Tyrico Beach, yesterday and had to be rescued by lifeguards, later died at hospital.
Atiba Francis, who was known in the entertainment fraternity as DJ Ochro, was reportedly identified by his wife at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital.
Reports indicate that Francis had gone swimming around 1.30 pm when he got into difficulty and disappeared under the water.
After beachgoers alerted lifeguards, efforts were made to rescue him but these proved futile.
A diver assigned to the Maracas Beach Lifeguard unit was eventually summoned and was able to pull the unresponsive Francis from the water, where he was quickly attended to by EMT personnel John Seepersad and Cyd Elder, who administered CPR.
After detecting a slight pulse, he was rushed to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, where he succumbed a short while later.
