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Canadian Naval Officer Died of Asphyxia in Seychelles

January 7, 2014 - 13:35:41 UTC
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Canadian Naval Officer Andrew Webster Died of Asphyxia

The Seychelles police have reported that postmortem carried out on Lieutenant Andrew Webster, the 32-year-old Canadian navy officer who passed away on January 2, 2014 at a small tourism establishment in Glacis, revealed that he died from asphyxia.

What has caused the condition of asphyxia is still under investigation.Lt Webster (Photo: Courtesy, Department of National Defence/Atlantic CTV News)

Lieutenant Andrew Webster’s body was discovered by his male colleague who together with a female officer had rented the place for their three-day visit in Seychelles - OCEANUSLive.

A naval officer on board HMCS Toronto, Lieutenant Webster and company arrived in Port Victoria on the December 31, 2013 and were supposed to have left on January 3, 2014. But because of the incident the HMCS Toronto’s departure was delayed until yesterday [6 Jan].

Lieutenant Webster's body was repatriated back home early yesterday morning on a special flight.

Source: Seychelles Nation


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