- An elderly Canadian man, Thomas David Harmon, 72, was discovered dead with stab wounds aboard his catamaran, the Melinda, off the coast of Belize.
- The boat was found drifting 60 miles from Belize's shoreline on Wednesday, with Harmon's body showing signs of mild decomposition.
- Two days prior, on Monday, a woman was rescued from the same vessel by a cruise ship, the MSC Divina, and was reported to be in a state of distress, though her current whereabouts are unknown.
- Harmon's son informed authorities that his father had set sail from Livingston, Guatemala, last week, nearly 250 miles from where the boat was located.
- The catamaran is being treated as a crime scene, and an investigation is ongoing, with authorities awaiting post-mortem results to determine the exact cause of death.
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Mystery after Canadian man found dead of stab wounds floating alone on boat off of Belize
