How Did Jamie Cail Die? Swimmer Dead In Virgin Islands

Jamie Cail
Jamie Cail

Jamie Cail was a 42 year old woman from New Hampshire. Cail was a U.S. swimming champion who won a gold medal for the United States at the 1997 Pan Pacific competition. Cail suddenly died in the Virgin Islands in February 2023.

Jamie Cail Death Details

Cail Died In Virgin Islands. “Retired American swimmer Jamie Cail, 42, died on Tuesday in St. John, Virginia Islands, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. According to a police report, Cail’s boyfriend, who was not identified, left a bar to heck on Cail at their shared residence. He told police that he found his girlfriend unresponsive on the floor. With the help of a friend, they carried Cail to a nearby vehicle and transported her to Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic.” [Swim Swam]

Virgin Islands Police Investigating Death. “The sudden death of former American swimming champion Jamie Cail is under investigation by authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands, authorities said. The 42-year-old Cail was found unresponsive in a residence she shared with her boyfriend in St. John, the U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department said in a statement. “This case is presently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau,” according to the police statement.” [ABC]

Cail Worked At Virgin Islands Coffee Shop. “The swimming star had worked at a coffee shop where she was cordial with people across the community, her friends said, according to local TV station WMUR. “She was a very beautiful person,” one friend said.” [Independent]

Reported Boyfriend Kamal “Six Pack” Thomas Had Previous Arrests. “The reputed boyfriend of a former American swimming champion found dead in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week was convicted and served prison time for the 2007 beating death of a Pennsylvania man, according to local sources. Kamal “Six Pack” Thomas, a 34-year-old Georgia native and longtime St. John “bad boy,” was dating Jamie Cail, the 42-year-old swimmer who police say was found dead by her boyfriend last week, three independent sources on the island, who asked to remain anonymous citing safety concerns, tell Fox News Digital.” [Fox]

Cail Competed For US In 1997. “As a teenager in 1997, Cail competed on the U.S. team at the Pan Pacific Championships. She won a gold medal as part of a relay race there, according to swimming news website Swim Swam. She also won a silver medal at the 1998-1999 World Aquatics (formerly FINA) Swimming World Cup in Brazil. Cail attended the Bolles School, a college preparatory school in Jacksonville, Fla. known for its swimming program. Multiple school records set by Cail during her time at Bolles still stand, according to Swim Swam.” [Boston.com]