Robert Owen Safford, a 33-year-old single father from North Carolina, perished in a boating mishap in the British Virgin Islands. He was discovered lifeless and suffering from head injuries on March 22 near Great Harbour on Jost Van Dyke, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police.
Safford, a Marine Corps veteran, was declared dead after vain attempts to revive him, and the boat he was in was discovered drifting nearby.
Safford’s late wife Rachele died of cancer in September 2022 leaving their only child orphaned.
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