Mystery surrounds the Briton found dead near burning yacht in the Caribbean

A British yachtsman was found dead in his boat ablaze two days after his Norwegian lover left Caribbean island.

16:26 28 March 2014

A 53-year-old veteran yachtsman was found dead near his burnt-out yacht in the Caribbean sea. While authorities are considering the case “suspicious” and are looking at his Norwegian lover as a person of interest, John Edward Garner’s daughter, 37-year-old Elisabeth, is convinced that it was just a tragic accident.

St Vincent police commissioner Michael Charles said: “We are treating the death as suspicious and are looking at all lines of inquiry.

“We suspect foul play and will investigate the matter fully.

“[The victim’s partner] Miss Hukkelaas is a person of interest and as with every murder investigation we have to look at everyone and everything and will leave no stones unturned.’

On the other hand, his daughter said that there is nothing suspicious about the “tragic accident.” She added that she had spoken to her step-mother who had left St Vincent two days before Mr Garner to head back to Norway to look after her young children.

She said: “She always leaves before him.”

“This is a shock for everybody. We have not been told that this is being treated as suspicious. As far as we have been told, it is being treated as a tragic accident.”