BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth:
NEARLY THREE weeks after Ainsworth Gayle, a St. Elizabeth fisherman, died mysteriously in the Central American Republic of Honduras on Christmas Day, his body is to be flown home.
Gayle, 29, of Hill Top district, Parottee, died at New Savannah Cay, in Honduras.
His mother, Ethlyn Green, was contacted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials on Monday and told that Gayle's body had been exhumed on Thursday and was undergoing tests to determine the cause of death. The officials said there was no sign of any external injuries on the body.
Officials of the Ministry are to meet with family members to finalise arrangements for transportation of the body from Honduras, and to determine what percentage of the cost is to be borne by family. Miss Green, however, said she was unable to bear the cost.
On November 19, 2002, Mr. Gayle left the Black River Wharf for Honduras, aboard the fishing vessel Lady Kimberly owned by Clifford Welcome. On Christmas Day, relatives received a telephone call that Gayle had been drinking when he fell backwards hitting his head and died. Four days later, he was buried on the cay, as there was no morgue to keep the body.
Miss Green said she was grateful to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in trying to bring the body of her son home, so he could be given a proper burial.
