Investigators of the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force are confirming the death of a 16 year old female on South Caicos yesterday.
At around 4:21pm (Monday 14th March 2016) Police Officers responded to a home on Swann Street, where the father of the deceased stated that he last spoke with his daughter around 8pm the night before (Sunday 13th March), prior to her going to bed.
The following morning at 7:30am he left home for work, leaving his daughter in her room sleeping. Upon his return home at 4pm, he found his daughter unresponsive.
Medical personnel arrived on scene some time later and were un-able to revive the female.
She was pronounced dead at 4:51pm.
Police have begun their enquiries, noting that post mortem will be conducted to confirm the exact cause of death.
