The Tribune

By DENISE MAYCOCK

Tribune Freeport Reporter

dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

THE man who was found hanged in a tree in the Lucaya area was George Hernandez, a 39-year-old Filipino expatriate worker at the Grand Bahama Shipyard.

Although police are awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine the cause of death, it is believed that Hernandez may have taken his own life.

The worker, who is believed to have owed a large debt, was reported missing last week after he did not show up for work, and his disappearance was reported to police.

Hernandez had been employed at the shipyard for more than five years. His death has shocked many of his Filipino colleagues. He has a wife and children back home in the Philippines.

According to police, a man was discovered hanged from a tree on Fortune Bay Drive shortly after 9am on Monday. He was pronounced dead at the scene by a doctor.

The Tribune contacted the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Tuesday, but was told that officials there are unable to comment.

Inspector Terecita Pinder said police do not suspect foul play.