Monday, February 15, 2010Body identified as missing crew member
Police Information OfficerBody identified as missing crew member
A body recovered off St. John Sunday afternoon has been positively identified as missing crew member Pawel Kwiatkowski. An autopsy concluded that the cause of death was drowning.
A DNA analysis was conducted to make the positive determination of the identity and medical examiners in the USVI made the determination of the cause of the death. Officers of the Special Investigations Unit of the Royal Virgin Islands Police and Virgin Islands Police Department had worked closely with a medical examiner in the USVI after the discovery was made.
Pawel Kwiatkowski, a 32-year-old, of Poland and an engineer onboard the 154-foot mega yacht 'Charisma' which was anchored off Norman Island, was last seen leaving the Willy Ts Bar and Restaurant at around 11:30pm on Friday night, January 29 on a yacht tender. Kwiatkowski was discovered missing by his crew members the following morning.
A file on the investigation has been provided to Her Majesty's Coroner and the office of the Director of Public Prosecution and Police await their decision.
Until Police receive a decision from the DPP and the Coroner, the case remains open.