Elderly Man Found Dead in P.G.; No Foul Play Suspected

Joseph Myvett

The body of an elderly man was discovered in Punta Gorda today. Just after nine o’clock this morning, police were called out to the Joe Taylor Bridge in that southern municipality where they discovered the body of eighty-five-year-old Hugh Ordonez. ACP Joseph Myvett gave preliminary information, which suggests that there was no foul play in the death of the elderly man.

ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch

“Sometime shortly after nine a.m., Punta Gorda Police were called to an area just north of the Joe Taylor Bridge in Punta Gorda where they observed the apparent lifeless body of a male person, floating in the area. The body was retrieved and examined where no sign of violence was observed on the body.”