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06/05/2015
British Diving Instructor Killed In Bahamas
A British diving instructor has been shot and killed during an armed robbery on his yacht in the Bahamas.
Gary Vanhoeck, 51, was shot twice in the head-on board his boat at the Stuart Cove Dive Centre in front of his wife Kathryn, 42, who was tied up by the men.
She was not injured during the incident.
Police are searching for four men in connection with the attack.
(CD/MH)
Gary Vanhoeck, 51, was shot twice in the head-on board his boat at the Stuart Cove Dive Centre in front of his wife Kathryn, 42, who was tied up by the men.
She was not injured during the incident.
Police are searching for four men in connection with the attack.
(CD/MH)
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