The body of 17-year-old Keion Paul, the teen who went missing on Friday right after he went swimming with a group of friends at a location in Puruni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), was on Saturday pulled from a deserted mining pit in the area.
According to reports, the teen’s lifeless body was pulled from the pit at about 15:30h by a number of persons, who formed a search party to locate the teen after the news spread about his disappearance.
This publication understands that Paul, also called “Boyce”, left his home on Friday to go swimming with friends. However, while swimming, the teen experienced difficulties and went underwater, but did not resurface.
This prompted Paul’s friends to inform the teen’s family and relatives of what happened. Thus, a search party was launched soon after and ended on Saturday when the body was discovered.
The teen’s body was transported to a private mortuary in the city as it awaits a post-mortem examination (PME) which is expected to be performed on Wednesday.
