Police have identified the man who died following a marine collision off Holetown Beach, St. James, as 57-year-old Richard Howes of the United Kingdom.

Howes succumbed to injuries after a collision involving a Barbadian-registered vessel around 12:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 13.

Initial investigations indicate that the vessel was travelling from Bridgetown towards Speightstown when it became involved in a collision with the snorkeler.