SVG, Mayreau, Salt Whistle Bay: Armed Robbery – April 2016

DATE: 2016-04-18

Country Name: St Vincent & the Grenadines

Location Detail: Salt Whistle Bay – Mayreau

EVENT: Robbery (first-hand report)

Stolen Items: cash, credit cards, cellphone, keys, glasses

DETAILS: Two yacht charter guests (a 61-year-old British man and his 30-year-old daughter) were threatened with a machete and robbed when returning to the boat after an evening ashore at around 10 pm. Cash, credit cards, cellphone, keys, and glasses were taken.

Reported to the SVG police by phone, and they came to the boat the next day to complete the report. No injuries.

Additional details reported in the local press.

http://www.iwnsvg.com/2016/04/20/residents-frustrated-as-british-tourists-are-robbed-in-mayreau/