LA Couple Gate & Gina Tannehill ID’d As Victims In Fatal Tuesday PR Boat Fire

SAN JUAN, PR. (THECOUNT) — Gather and Ginna Tannehill, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, have been identified as the victim in a fatal boat fire in San Juan, Puerto Rico Wednesday.

According to authorities in Puerto Rico, “Gate” & “Gina” Tannehill were identified as the couple they say died when their catamaran caught on fire at a marina in the island’s southwest region.

The couple died Tuesday night aboard their 42-foot catamaran named Miss Adventure from New Orleans, Louisiana were Gather and Ginna Tannehill. They were believed between 65 and 70 years old and from the U.S. mainland.

Authorities said the fire began in the kitchen and that Gather Tanehill died from burns and his wife from smoke inhalation. They said the catamaran was docked at the Puerto Real Marina in Cabo Rojo, reports DarienTimes.

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Geo quick facts: Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory with a landscape of mountains, waterfalls and the El Yunque tropical rainforest. In San Juan, the capital and largest city, the Isla Verde area is known for its hotel strip, beach bars and casinos. Its Old San Juan neighborhood features colorful Spanish colonial buildings and El Morro and La Fortaleza, massive, centuries-old fortresses – wikipedia.