NYC tourist, Elicee Desroise, 24, drowns at Colombian beach as frantic ... trends now Elicee Desroise drowned at a beach in Cartagena, Colombia, on Saturday The 24-year-old New York was found floating face down in the water and provided CPR before he was taken to a hospital and confirmed dead The Attorney General's Office is awaiting the results of an autopsy report By Adry Torres For Dailymail.com Published: 20:22 BST, 15 April 2024 | Updated: 20:25 BST, 15 April 2024 Viewcomments A New York man has died while on vacation in Colombia after he drowned at a beach. The victim, who was identified as Elicee Desroise, was found floating face down at Hollywood Beach in Cartagena on Saturday. Video footage show a man and a woman frantically trying to save Desroise by performing CPR. Cops arrived on the scene and spoke with several bystanders before several men picked up him from the sand and carried him away. A man and a woman perform CPR on Elicee Desroise at a beach in Cartagena, Colombia on Saturday. The 24-year-old New Yorker was taken to a local hospital and confirmed dead Colombia's Attorney General's Office is awaiting the results of an autopsy for Elicee Desroise Desroise was taken to Bocagrande Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, El Universo newspaper reported. Deivis Villa, who oversees lifeguards at beaches in Cartagena, told the outlet that it was strange that Desroise did not signal for assistance. 'They immediately proceeded to rescue him and perform resuscitation maneuvers, but the strange thing about this case is that the foreigner did not ask for help,' Villa said. 'He was close to the shore and no one heard him kick, scream or ask for help, something that always happens.' 'This person begins to bleed, something that is not common in drownings,' he added. 'Furthermore, his body did not submerge, it floated the entire time and food and foam came out of his mouth.' A man compressed the chest of Elicee Desroise in an attempt to revive him after he was found floating face down at Hollywood Beach in Cartagena, Colombia on Saturday Sources with knowledge of the incident told El Universo that Desroise had recently arrived in Colombia with his brother and friends. His body was taken to a local morgue, where the Attorney General's office is awaiting the results of an autopsy. Government data shows at least 23 people drowned in Cartagena in 2023. At least 15 people were rescued from drowning in March. Villa advised people should to exercise more caution when visiting the beach 'They should not enter the water under the stimulus of alcohol or hallucinogenic substances,' he said. They must listen to the lifeguards, they must heed the recommendations, the prevention signs, the advice. 'If you are parents or guardians, please take care of the children on the beaches because lifeguards are not babysitters. Also, rest your meals before entering the water ..." Share or comment on this article: NYC tourist, Elicee Desroise, 24, drowns at Colombian beach as frantic spectators try to save him with CPR All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility