Mystery death at Lyford Cay

Thu, May 13th 2010, 12:00 AM

An American man who lived in The Bahamas for 20 years was found floating naked on May 2, face down in a pool at Point House - a luxury home at Lyford Cay - but the matter was never reported by police.

Now some are starting to inquire as to why. According to information obtained by The Guardian, 54-year-old Dan Tuckfield Sr. was autopsied, cremated and flown out of the country two days after being found dead.

Tuckfield's body was found at the Lyford Cay home of billionaire financier Louis Bacon around 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 2, according to reports obtained by The Guardian.

Tuckfield's death certificate listed his time of death as 9:30 a.m. on May 2.

However, the certificate said the body, which police reportedly discovered just 30 minutes later, already showed "signs of decomposition."

Tuckfield's cause of death was listed as "coronary artery disease" and listed no antecedent causes.

An autopsy reportedly took place on Monday, May 3, the body was cremated on Tuesday, May 4 and flown out of the country by a relative that same day, according to a source close to the matter.

A Lyford Cay resident, who did not want to be named, said that Tuckfield was last seen alive leaving the Captain's Table restaurant near the Lyford Cay Marina sometime Saturday evening.

It is unclear who found Tuckfield's body, but it is understood that no one else was at the home when his body was discovered.

Click here to read more in The Nassau Guardian

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