Police are probing the suspected drowning of a fisherman in Prospect St. Mary yesterday. 

The deceased has been identified as 52-year-old Alphanso Hinds of Exchange St. Ann.

Reports are that about 7:35 A.M., residents stumbled upon a body floating in the sea and alerted the police. 

Upon their arrival, the body was seen in a state of decomposition. 

The body was retrieved from the water.