I am so disgusted some of these heartless uninformed comments. I was at the beach when this occurred. In my opinion the water seemed slightly rough yet since many people were swimming it was very deceiving - dads were swimming with their kids. I personally did not see any warning sign, flag or authority figure in that area at that time. I was just about to head in when a man on a four wheeler drove by and without explanation told everyone to get out. We were about a football field away from the accident scene and had no idea why we were being told not to swim. Within ten minutes several people got up and returned to the water. There were no second warnings and most in the area hadn't realized what had even happened. Many did not speak English. The fact that no other horrible accidents occurred that day had nothing to do with Bahamian prevention, just pure luck.
Aside from this very short article above I have not seen any other news on this tragedy. You cannot help but wonder if they are doing their best to cover it up as not scare off tourists. This is the third drowning at this exact beach since March. And it appears nothing is being done to prevent such tragedies.
Wil was a stranger to me but has affected me so much. Any of us could have been him that day and I am so sorry for all you who are mourning him. I am the beach now saying prayers for him and for all of you. Strangely I am not even religious, that's how much this has moved me. I am so sorry and hope so much that this beach will wake up and start by hiring life guards and properly informing all beach goers.