A criminal investigation is underway after former US swimming champion Jamie Cail died suddenly in the US Virgin Islands.
Per WMUR, USVI police say the 42-year-old was found unresponsive on the floor of the St John house she shared with her boyfriend on February 21.
Cail was discovered by her boyfriend - who police have not identified - after he returned home from a bar shortly after midnight (12:08AM).
Upon finding Cail's lifeless body, he and a friend carried the former swimming champ to a vehicle and transported her to the nearby Myrah Keating-Smith Community Health Center. Once there, lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful and Cail "succumbed to her ailment".
Police were then notified of the athlete's death at around 2:39AM.
No cause of death has been revealed at this time.
Per 7News, the Virgin Islands Police Department has said in a statement: "This case is presently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau."
An accomplished athlete, Cail - originally from Claremont, New Hampshire - still holds a number of under-16 school swimming records that she set as a young teen.
In 1997, she won a gold medal as part of the US relay team at the Pan Pacific Championships. She would go on to represent the United States as part of its national B team at the FINA World Cup in Brazil in 1998 and 1999, winning a silver medal in the 800m freestyle event.
ABC News adds that Cail would go on to become a key member of the University of Maine's women's swim team in the 2000/2001 academic year.
Speaking to WMUR, a family friend described Cail as "a very beautiful person", before adding: "She had a huge heart. She was really loving and kind and well-loved and popular on the island and everybody knows her."
"Everyone from the, you know, older generational, local families to the younger people, everybody loved her," the friend added.
VIPD has added in a Facebook post: "Anyone with any information regarding this case is urged to contact 911, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Detective J. Carty at (340)693-8880, ext. 5207 or Detective S. Rhymer at (340)774-2211 ext. 5572 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1 (800)222-TIPS."
Our thoughts are with Cail's family and loved ones at this time.
