Police have named a 25-year-old Dominican guest worker, who drowned last night while swimming off Long Island at Paradise Lakes, as Wilmis Herrera Moreno.

A Bermuda Police Service spokesman stated it appears that Mr Moreno was initially on a 15ft open boat with four other people in the waters surrounding Long Island – an area commonly referred to as Paradise Lakes – before he got into difficulty while swimming at about 6pm last night.

CPR was performed on the 25-year-old guest worker during transport by marine police vessel to Darrell’s Wharf, and then in an ambulance as he was being conveyed to the King Edward Memorial Hospital.

However, Mr Moreno was pronounced dead at 7.10pm.

A family liaison officer has been assigned to assist the drowing victim’s loved ones.

Police added that the investigation into this sudden death continues, and anyone who may have been boating in the vicinity of Long Island on Tuesday afternoon is asked to contact the main police telephone number 295-0011.