Female Visitor to STX Drowns at Annaly Bay

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Female Visitor to STX Drowns at Annaly Bay

A female tourist got knocked off the rocks at the tide pools in Annaly Bad Tuesday and drowned, the V.I. Police Department reported in a news release issued Wednesday.

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