Ex-US swimming star Jamie Cail dies in mysterious circumstances in Virgin Islands

The shocking death of a former American swimming champion in the US Virgin Islands is now under investigation.

Jamie Cail, 42, was found unresponsive at a home she shared with her boyfriend in St John, said the US Virgin Islands Police Department.

A US swimming champion has been found dead in mysterious circumstances in the idyllic US Virgin Islands.

Jamie Cail, 42, was found unresponsive at a home she shared with her boyfriend in St John, said the US Virgin Islands Police Department.

“This case is presently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau,” read a statement by authorities.

Cail’s boyfriend, whose identity has been withheld by police, told authorities that he was at a bar and went back to the home to check on her, The U.S. Sun reported.

Jamie Cail, 42, was found unresponsive at a home she shared with her boyfriend in St John, said the US Virgin Islands Police Department.

According to police, this happened just after midnight on Tuesday.

“Upon arrival, he discovered his girlfriend on the floor,” said police.

The man and a friend drove Cail to a local clinic but lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and the athlete was pronounced dead.

“Once at the clinic, CPR was rendered and 911 was notified, however, the female succumbed to her ailment,” said police.

Her death is under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to contact the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

Cail was born in New Hampshire and was a swimming prodigy for much of her life.

“She was just… a very beautiful person,” a family friend told WMUR.

“She had a huge heart. She was really loving and kind and well-loved and popular on the island and everybody knows her.”

In 1997, a teenaged Cail competed for the US at the Pan Pacific Championships, winning a gold medal as part of a relay race there.

In 1997, a teenage Cail competed for the US at the Pan Pacific Championships, winning a gold medal as part of a relay race there, according to Swim Swam.

She also received a silver medal at the 1998-1999 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Brazil.

Cail later moved to Californi, and trained with the Golden West Swim Club.

While there, she won several high school state championships.

She had a reputation for making friends with people of all ages, according to those who knew her.

“Everyone from the, you know, older generational, local families to the younger people, everybody loved her,” her friend told WMUR.

This article originally appeared in The U.S. Sun and was reproduced with permission

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