Overview
- Karen Johannsen, 66, was struck on the head with an unknown object during a Dec. 19 horseback trail ride near Runaway Beach/Dickenson Bay in Antigua, police said.
- She received emergency care at Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre and was later airlifted to the University of Wisconsin Hospital, where she died on Dec. 26.
- Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda officials have launched a homicide probe and have not announced charges or released the detained man's name.
- Johannsen’s sister told WMTV the man in custody is a former boyfriend, a detail police have not confirmed publicly.
- Government officials, including Minister Fernandez, issued condolences and praised Johannsen’s contributions to Antigua’s tourism community.