Autopsy: US woman found dead in Belize was strangled

BELIZE CITY, Belize (AP) — An autopsy on the body of a U.S. tourist found dead in western Belize has determined that she was strangled to death.

Anne Swaney, 39, died from "asphyxia due to compression of the neck area, throttling and blunt force traumatic injuries to the head and neck," according to the post-mortem report prepared by Dr. Leyden Ken on Friday night.

Swaney worked for ABC-Channel 7 in Chicago. Her body was discovered Friday morning floating face-down in the Mopan River, which flows into Belize from Guatemala.

Police in the border town of Benque Viejo del Carmen were questioning an unidentified Guatemalan national, who was fishing in the area but denied any involvement in her death.

"We currently have him in custody and we will be pursuing an interview for him to give account of himself," Superintendent Daniel Arzu told local TV news.

Swaney was vacationing at the Nabitunich resort in the Cayo district when she was reported missing Thursday.

Police say members of a tour group she should have been part of returned to the resort and couldn't find her.

Her belongings were later found on a deck by the riverside where she had gone to do yoga exercises.

-- (c) Associated Press 2016-01-17

RIP always sad to read about things like this but

why are we reading about this in Thailand? did I miss something?

RIP always sad to read about things like this but

why are we reading about this in Thailand? did I miss something?

World news section?

RIP always sad to read about things like this but

why are we reading about this in Thailand? did I miss something?

sure, hes staying look you dont need to come to thailand to die you can go to belize instead. problem solved. oooh and whats more its much closer so you save both time and money.

Edited January 17, 201610 yr by loonytune

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Sad as it is, people must keep shuffling along through life. Some will die within seconds of being born, some in fact won't make it that far.

Nothing is guaranteed in life except death and some would say taxes.

The world is horribly overpopulated by humans, a cull is long overdue.

It's a goodnews story to make people realise that Thailand certainly isn't alone for abrupt endings, far from it.

RIP to the victim.

RIP always sad to read about things like this but

why are we reading about this in Thailand? did I miss something?

"Swaney worked for ABC-Channel 7 in Chicago."

RIP always sad to read about things like this but

why are we reading about this in Thailand? did I miss something?

Probably to indicate that all mysterious deaths in Thailand are suicides.

Anyone else see the parallel?

A foreign tourist is found murdered in Belize and they immediately arrest a Guatemalan national who happened to be nearby.

Hmmmmm.

I lived in Belize for 5 yrs Other then .Belize City over all the country is pretty safe.The area she was staying is pretty like the Wild West . RIP

Que Thai apologists... "see, people get killed in other places too".