Found Deceased SPAIN - Amy Louise Gerard, 28, British woman, Tenerife, Canary Islands, 30 Nov 2018

[ilovematt]

Oh no. Did she look inebriated in the video? I’m hoping it isn’t her but it’s likely. Her love was the sea and sea animals, so it’s almost poetic that it was her demise.

 

[JerseyGirl]

“They were all having a good time singing and dancing but I wouldn’t say they were drunk. She was with her fella, a German lad called Dennis. The group all left in twos and she and Dennis were the last to leave. She turned off to the right and Dennis went to the left.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/NINTCHDBPICT000453628029.jpg?w=960

 

[Legally Bland]

14:04
Body thought to be missing Amy
Speaking to media, a local councillor at the scene said: “We are pretty certain it is the body of the missing British girl. The body was spotted in a location where we have been searching and at the moment we only have one missing woman ...


14:05
Suspected to be tragic accident
The councillor added: “Formal identification will take place later and then we will have a clearer idea of death from an autopsy but we are working on the theory it was an accident.”

14:50
Search for Amy called off
A spokesman for a regional government emergency services coordinator said the search and rescue operation activated after Amy Gerard went missing had been halted.

She said: “The Civil Guard helicopter spotted the body around 11.30am local time and a boat that was taking part in the operation retrieved it from the sea.

“We were informed when the body was being brought back to shore.”


14:53
Formal identification may be delayed
A source close to the investigation said identification was expected to be made through DNA evidence. They added: “it’s highly likely that identification will involve the use of DNA tests which is going to slow up the process a little bit.

“The police investigation will obviously continue for the time being although the search and rescue operation has been halted following the discovery of the body.”

There has been no immediate response from Amy’s mum Julie and sister Chloe, who are in Tenerife and have been regularly updating their social media with appeals for information on the missing killer whale trainer.

Updates as police find body in search for missing Amy Gerard

 

[otto]

I think this is suspicious - accident ? maybe, but she was very experienced in the water and would know about water safety.

"A Spanish friend wrote on Facebook: “Many of us are aware of what is happening in the case.

“Her death has already been confirmed in some sectors of the media, although the DNA tests have not been revealed yet.

“When the worst is confirmed, her family will do what they feel is best with that information.”​

Updates as police find body in search for missing Amy Gerard

Will be investigated as accident, suicide, murder

Missing Amy Gerard: Everything we know so far

From the links: pub on the right, body on the left, she was neither drunk nor in a suicidal mindset

 

[Seajay]

That report is confusing...if she was an aquatic animal trainer, she likely knew how to swim pretty well. And if she didn’t drink much, how could she fall in the water and not be able to swim to a safe place to get out?

 

[otto]

That report is confusing...if she was an aquatic animal trainer, she likely knew how to swim pretty well. And if she didn’t drink much, how could she fall in the water and not be able to swim to a safe place to get out?

I think everyone is asking the same question. It seems very unusual that she would accidentally fall into the water, or go for a swim and accidentally drown. If she was murdered, the water is a good place to try to hide a body and to destroy evidence.

 

[Elainera]

That report is confusing...if she was an aquatic animal trainer, she likely knew how to swim pretty well. And if she didn’t drink much, how could she fall in the water and not be able to swim to a safe place to get out?

Maybe she hit her head on a rock?

 

[otto]

Maybe she hit her head on a rock?

It is possible, but I would think that a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour Science and marine wildlife trainer would know better than to wander onto slippery rocks in the middle of the night. She wasn't a tourist, so she would have known how and where to safely access the ocean.

This is from Dec 2:

"She was with a female friend as far as we understand but we haven't been able to speak to her yet."​

British killer whale trainer is missing in Tenerife as family say disappearance is 'out of character'

 

[Elainera]

It is possible, but I would think that a BSc (Hons) in Animal Behaviour Science and marine wildlife trainer would know better than to wander onto slippery rocks in the middle of the night. She wasn't a tourist, so she would have known how and where to safely access the ocean.

This is from Dec 2:

"She was with a female friend as far as we understand but we haven't been able to speak to her yet."​

British killer whale trainer is missing in Tenerife as family say disappearance is 'out of character'

My guess is that she fell down from the path onto the rocks and into the ocean, not that she tried to go for a swim or access the ocean.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Landlord haunted by Amy Gerard's last moments in Tenerife pub

 

[MarziPanda]

That report is confusing...if she was an aquatic animal trainer, she likely knew how to swim pretty well. And if she didn’t drink much, how could she fall in the water and not be able to swim to a safe place to get out?

You can be the best swimmer in the world and still drown in the ocean very quickly. The ocean is deadly and must be respected. Nobody is immune from things like rip currents. Cold water shock usually leads to death relatively quickly, as your body's first reaction when suddenly put in cold water is to gasp and flail, which means you drown quicker. Even a little alcohol can make swimming much harder. Plus, clothes become heavy when wet and will drag you down. If you fall in the cold ocean, drunk and with clothes on, especially at night, your chance of survival is slim at best.

But as others have said, I also suspect she fell by accident, hit rocks and was either knocked unconscious or killed by the rocks.

 

[Elainera]

Here is a picture of the lighthouse. You can see the path along the rocks leading down to the ocean. In the dark she could have slipped.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Faro,_Puerto_de_la_Cruz,_Tenerife,_España,_2012-12-13,_DD_01.jpg

 

[CoverMeCagney]

Here is a picture of the lighthouse. You can see the path along the rocks leading down to the ocean. In the dark she could have slipped.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Faro,_Puerto_de_la_Cruz,_Tenerife,_España,_2012-12-13,_DD_01.jpg

Thanks for this, Elainera. But even if she fell off that path it'd be unlikely she'd end up in the sea. And surely she wasn't walking on those rocks in the dark, that would be beyond crazy. Is there anywhere more obvious she could have fallen in?

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

You can be the best swimmer in the world and still drown in the ocean very quickly. The ocean is deadly and must be respected. Nobody is immune from things like rip currents. Cold water shock usually leads to death relatively quickly, as your body's first reaction when suddenly put in cold water is to gasp and flail, which means you drown quicker. Even a little alcohol can make swimming much harder. Plus, clothes become heavy when wet and will drag you down. If you fall in the cold ocean, drunk and with clothes on, especially at night, your chance of survival is slim at best.

But as others have said, I also suspect she fell by accident, hit rocks and was either knocked unconscious or killed by the rocks.

^^^^THIS. The power of nature, and we've seen it a lot this year - it is nothing to be doubted, sober or not. Good post, thank you @MarziPanda.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Police investigating disappearance of whale trainer Amy Gerard probe alleged argument with boyfriend

 

[dalsglen]

I wonder what kinda shoes she had on? It can be so windy in the canaries, especially on the seafront at this time of year.

 

[Legally Bland]

An autopsy on a body believed to be that of missing Cleethorpes killer whale trainer Amy Gerard has proved inconclusive.

Forensic experts failed to find the cause of death or establish the identity of the woman pulled out of the sea off Tenerife near the spot where Amy, 28, disappeared last Thursday after leaving an Irish pub.

It is believed injuries on the body, believed to have been caused after death, have hindered the post-mortem and formal identification.

Missing Amy Gerard update as forensic reports revealed

 

[CoverMeCagney]

An autopsy on a body believed to be that of missing Cleethorpes killer whale trainer Amy Gerard has proved inconclusive.

Forensic experts failed to find the cause of death or establish the identity of the woman pulled out of the sea off Tenerife near the spot where Amy, 28, disappeared last Thursday after leaving an Irish pub.

It is believed injuries on the body, believed to have been caused after death, have hindered the post-mortem and formal identification.

Missing Amy Gerard update as forensic reports revealed

Hmmm, so not drowning then? And they can't even tell if it's Amy.

And what is "gender violence"?

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

"gender violence" probably refers to the link in Post 35...

 

[otto]

"gender violence" probably refers to the link in Post 35...

Is someone suggesting that although they were seen heading in different directions, this is about male / female relationship?