Manatee Deaths Archives
2015 - Reported by Channel 5 on Sep 4, 34 Manatees Died from Boat Accidents in 2014, and as of the report there were 37 manatees killed in 2015.
1998 - Reported by Channel 5 on Jan 30, as recounted by Audubon President Pepe Garcia who observed a dead female manatee near Hen & Chicken Cayes. Possible cause of death was suggested to be ingestion of plastics.