The body of the woman found on the shore at Maracas Bay Monday night was yesterday identified by her son after he went to the Maracas Bay Police Station to report his mother missing.
According to police, Alphonso Boissiere went to the station around 4 pm yesterday to report that his mother was missing. The officer on duty told him about the body that was found and had not yet been identified.
Boissiere, the police said, immediately dismissed the notion saying his mother did not venture near the water during her daily walks.
After viewing a photograph of the woman on the officer's cellphone, the man confirmed that it was indeed her.
He gave a description of her earrings and bathing suit to the officer as confirmation.
Boissiere said his mother, 65-year-old Karen Boissiere-Small, of Tyrico Bay, North Coast Road, Maracas, would usually walk from home to the Saddle Road and back and was in good health.
Before the woman was identified, police thought she was between 20 and 30 years old. Neighbours told the police that Boissiere-Small was last seen alive at home Monday morning.
Boissiere told police he made the report after he found his mother's house in some disarray. PC Keilsen Affoon of the Maracas Bay Police Station is continuing investigations.
Boissiere-Small was found on the sand opposite the NP gas station around 11 pm Monday night by a couple out for a late night stroll.
Police said the couple noticed the woman was face down on the sand and made a report.
When the district medical officer examined the body he suggested Boissiere-Small may have died some four to five hours before her body was found and given the position in which the body was found she may have entered the water from nearby Tyrico Bay.
Police said they combed the beach searching for clothing and other items that may have identified the woman but came up empty-handed. Boissiere-Small's body will be taken to the Forensic Science Centre, St James, today to determine whether her death was accidental or a homicide.