George Town (Cayman Islands), May 29: Cayman Islands police say a member of Uruguay's Special Olympics swim team has apparently drowned during a competition in the waters off a popular beach.
A police statement identifies the dead man as 41-year-old Pablo Jose Perez Larza and said the athlete died Saturday after having difficulty while taking part in an 800-metre sea swim off Grand Cayman Island's Seven Mile Beach.
The Butterfield 800-m swim, in which Larza was participating, was an open water swimming event for Special Olympics athletes.