Jamie Cale, one of the top American swimmers of the 1990s, was found dead in her home in the Virgin Islands last February.

Just yesterday the police announced that her death was an “accidental event” due to cardiac arrest due to an overdose of fentanyl “with gastric aspiration”.

However, the family of the unfortunate 42-year-old former US swimming champion denies this version and maintains that Cale was the victim of a beating, perhaps even murder.

In fact, he also presented post-mortem photos of her body, where she appears to have been beaten – her left eye is badly bruised and there is a mark on her nose.

“We know that Jamie did not use fentanyl intentionally. There’s definitely a story,” Jessica DeVries, a cousin and family spokesperson, told Insider.

“Her face is damaged, the top of her skull and her nose are broken. Does fentanyl do that much damage?’ he wondered.

Questions about the partner

According to police, the body of the 42-year-old was first found by her partner on the floor of their home, returning from a local bar shortly after midnight on February 21.

The partner, along with the help of a friend, took Kayle to the Myrah Keating-Smith Clinic, where resuscitation was attempted, but she could not be saved.

The partner has not been identified.

“We want justice. Jamie was not a fentanyl user or an opioid user of any kind. She didn’t do drugs, she was an international swimmer who deserves the honor because she was amazing and dedicated her life to it,” her cousin told Insider.