Jamie Cail death - live: Investigators ‘anxiously awaiting’ autopsy and toxicology results as probe continues

Investigators for the US Virgin Islands Police Department are “anxiously awaiting” Jamie Cail’s autopsy and toxicology result, according to officials.

Glen Dratte, director of communications for the department, told CNN that it was “crucial” to be accurate.

He told the news network that all deaths were looked into by the Criminal Investigations Bureau but added that there were “a lot of moving parts” in the probe.

Cail, 42, was found unresponsive by her boyfriend in the St John home they shared at 12.08am on 21 February, US Virgin Islands Police Department says.

Cail’s partner and a friend took her to the nearby Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic where she was given CPR. She was pronounced dead at about 2.39am, police said.

Her death is under investigation by the island’s Criminal Investigation Bureau. A cause of death has not yet been revealed.

Cail, from New Hampshire, was a top high school and university athlete who was part of a relay team that won a gold medal at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships.

She later swam for the University of Maine.

According to police, her unnamed boyfriend had been out at a bar on the night that she died.

Her distraught family and friends have paid tribute to Cail as a “beautiful person” with a “huge heart”.

Key Points

• US Virgin Islands police launch investigation after Jamie Cail found unresponsive

• Heartbroken family and friends pay tribute: ‘Rest in peace to a real one’

• USA Swimming ‘saddened’ by Cail’s death

Ex-swimmer shares memories of former teammate

Tuesday 28 February 2023 18:00 , Gustaf Kilander

Jooyoung Lee shared his memories of his former teammate on Twitter.

“Very sad to hear that my [high school] friend and teammate, Jamie Cail ... has passed away,” he tweeted.

“Jamie had an unmatched work ethic. She left everything in each practice and became a world-class distance swimmer through grit. Rest in peace to a real one,” he added.

“I remember we used to do dry land training to supplement swimming. One set was 10 x 1 minute rapid jumps while holding weights over one’s head. Most of us would hold 10 pound weights. Jamie would hoist a 45 pound plate above her head and push through pain. She was a real one,” he said.

He added that “my friend, Ashley Ellis (on the far left) shared with me on Facebook that I took this photo after they broke the national high school record in the women’s 4 x 100 Freestyle relay. Just feeling all kinds of sad today, realizing how life takes us all in different directions”.

Case under investigation

Tuesday 28 February 2023 16:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Local police said in their statement announcing her death that the case is under review by the Criminal Investigation Bureau but has offered few other details.

Mr Cail’s boyfriend, who remains unnamed, returned from a bar at around 12.08am on Tuesday “to check on his girlfriend,” finding his partner lying unresponsive on the floor, the police statement said.

A friend helped him to get her into a car and she was taken to the nearby Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic.

She was declared dead on arrival at the scene, after CPR attempts and a call to 911. Her boyfriend identified her after her death was declared. Police were notified of her death at around 2.39am, authorities said.

Report: Cardiac arrest may be to blame for Jamie Cail’s death

Tuesday 28 February 2023 10:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Police in the US Virgin Islands have reportedly told WMUR in Jamie Cail’s home state of New Hampshire that staff at the clinic that attempted to revive her indicated that she may have passed away after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to the network’s reporter Arielle Mitropoulos.

An autopsy has now been scheduled to definitively determine her cause of death.

The scarcity of information surrounding the case has already led armchair true crime fans on Twitter to irresponsibly and baselessly speculate about the role of Ms Cail’s boyfriend in the tragedy and the possibility that an adverse reaction to a Covid vaccine might be to blame but it is worth reiterating that it is far too soon to say anything definite.

Everything we know about the death of the US swimming champion

Tuesday 28 February 2023 09:01 , Graeme Massie

The US Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating the sudden and unexplained death of former top university swimmer Jamie Cail.

Here’s everything we know so far about the case.

Everything we know about the death of US swimmer Jamie Cail

Sudden death of former US swim champ Jamie Cail under investigation

Tuesday 28 February 2023 07:34 , Graeme Massie

Former teammate pays tribute to Jaime Cail

Tuesday 28 February 2023 06:04 , Graeme Massie

Jooyoung Lee took to Twitter to remember his high school teammate.

“Very sad to hear that my hs friend and teammate, Jamie Cail (in the middle with the Bolles suit), has passed away. Jamie had an unmatched work ethic. She left everything in each practice and became a world class distance swimmer through grit. Rest in peace to a real one,” he tweeted.

“I remember we used to do dry land training to supplement swimming. One set was 10 x 1 minute rapid jumps while holding weights over one’s head. Most of us would hold 10 pound weights. Jamie would hoist a 45 pound plate above her head and push through pain. She was a real one.”

Cousin pays tribute to Jamie Cail

Tuesday 28 February 2023 05:04 , Graeme Massie

Jessica DeVries identified herself as Jamie Cail’s cousin on a tribute page on Facebook.

“We are all devastated as a family. Pat and Gary, Jamie’s parents are living in Maine. They are absolutely shook to the core. We are all mourning together and are unbelievably grateful and blessed by the outpouring of love and uplifting experiences you are sharing with us,” she posted.

Friend pays tribute to Jamie Cail

Tuesday 28 February 2023 04:01 , Graeme Massie

“She was just… a very beautiful person,” a friend told WMUR. “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.”

‘Rest in peace to a real one’

Tuesday 28 February 2023 03:04 , Graeme Massie

Jamie Cail’s former high school swim teammate Jooyoung Lee took to Twitter to mourn her sudden death.

Mr Lee, a gun crime expert at the University of Toronto, wrote: “Jamie had an unmatched work ethic. She left everything in each practice and became a world class distance swimmer through grit. Rest in peace to a real one.”

University of Maine pays tribute to Cail

Tuesday 28 February 2023 02:02 , Graeme Massie

“University of Maine athletics is saddened to learn of the death of former Black Bear swimmer, Jamie Cail,” officials said in a statement. on Monday.

“The University of Maine community asks everyone to keep Jamie’s family and friends in their thoughts.”

USA Swimming ‘saddened’ by Cail’s death

Tuesday 28 February 2023 01:01 , Graeme Massie

“USA Swimming is saddened to hear of Jamie Cail’s passing,” said Lindsay Mintenko, managing director of the US national swimming team.

“Jamie was a proud member of our National Teams in the late 1990s and was a cherished teammate. We extend our condolences to Jamie’s friends and family.”

Pictures from Jamie Cail’s swimming career

Tuesday 28 February 2023 00:02 , Graeme Massie

Jamie Cail’s high school and college swimming record

Monday 27 February 2023 23:16 , Graeme Massie

Jamie Cail won a gold medal as a teenager at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships in the 800m relay.

Cail swam the third leg alongside future Olympic gold medallists Lindsay Benko, Ashley Whitney and Jenny Thompson.

Originally from New Hampshire, Cail swam for a successful Bolles School in Jacksonville, Florida, where she still holds several records, according to SwimSwam.com.

She later moved to California where she won several state championships and swam for the University of Southern California.

US Virgin Islands police launch investigation after Jamie Cail found unresponsive

Tuesday 28 February 2023 09:10 , Joe Sommerlad

One of the top high school swimmers of the 1990s has been found dead in the US Virgin Islands. Jamie Cail was only 42 years old and the cause of death remains a mystery.

The body of the retired swimming champion was discovered in the home she shared with her boyfriend in St John on 21 February, local police say.

Ms Cail, originally from Claremont, New Hampshire, was part of a relay team that won a gold medal at the 1997 Pan Pacific Championships before she enrolled at the University of Maine and competed as part of its swim team in the 2000/01 academic year, according to ABC News.

She’s being remembered as “one of the best high school swimmers in the country in the 1990s”.

This is everything we know about Jamie Cail.

Everything we know about the death of US swimmer Jamie Cail