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Canadian Man Found Stabbed on Drifting Belize Catamaran

3/14/2026

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Thomas David Harmon, a 72-year-old Canadian man, was found dead with stab wounds on the drifting catamaran Melinda off the Belize coast.
Harmon's body was recovered March 13, after a woman was rescued from the vessel two days earlier.
The Melinda drifted about 60 miles from shore.
Harmon's son remains in Belize to arrange repatriation, with a post-mortem pending.

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Thomas David Harmon, a 72-year-old Canadian man, was found dead with stab wounds on the drifting catamaran Melinda off the Belize coast.
Harmon's body was recovered March 13, after a woman was rescued from the vessel two days earlier.
The Melinda drifted about 60 miles from shore.
Harmon's son remains in Belize to arrange repatriation, with a post-mortem pending.