PLUM ISLAND – Many details have yet to be released regarding the deaths of two young women described as best friends, Dahiana Canas, 25 of East Boston, and Vanessa Correa, 25 of Lynn, who drowned off Plum Island Point last week.
Did they go to the beach to swim, or was that an after-thought (were they dressed for swimming)? How did they get in the water? Did they park? What vehicle? Where? Were they with other people? Did anyone see them? Do they have children? Their families?
Apparently both came from small town in Columbia, and at least one of the women may have a small child, and at least one of them may have had her organs donated by to save others.
The women were initially brought to Anna Jacques Hospital and later transferred to hospitals in Boston and Burlington in critical condition. Canas passed away on Thursday, June 12, and Correa passed away a day earlier on Wednesday, June 11.
Who were the “fishermen ” who removed the women from the water, unresponsive? What were the young women doing around 7 pm on a Sunday night? Were they dressed for swimming? Was alcohol or any other substance involved? If one had a small child, what is the future for that child?
These are just a few of the many questions which we have heard in various conversations about this sad tragedy. According to a press release issued by the firm John Guilfol Public relations and echoed throughout the local and Boston media: “preliminary investigation suggests this incident to be a tragic accident. The investigation is being conducted by Newburyport Police and the Essex County District Attorney’s Office.” ♦
