A prominent western Kentucky attorney drowned while snorkeling in the Virgin Islands, a local newspaper reported.

The Virgin Islands Daily News reported that Kenneth Haggard was visiting St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, with family when he drowned while snorkeling at Sapphire Beach. Bystanders recovered Haggard from the water and performed CPR until a first responder arrived, a spokesman for St. Thomas Rescue told the newspaper. That responder, who reportedly arrived at the scene within minutes, also performed lifesaving measures before emergency medical responders took Haggard to a hospital via ambulance in critical condition. A police spokesman confirmed Haggard’s death to the newspaper.