A 17-year-old male is now missing after the boat in which he and two others were travelling capsized in Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara).
The teen was only identified as Chino of Region One (Barima-Waini). However, based on reports received, the two other men – Mark La Cruz, 24, a labourer of Upper Bonasika and 19-year-old Antonio (only name given) managed to swim to safety.
The accident reportedly occurred at about 21:00h on Saturday.
The now missing teenager and the other teen were consuming alcohol in the boat as they journeyed to Bonasika.
However, one of the young men started to rock the boat, thus causing it to capsize. As a result, the Police in a subsequent release stated that La Cruz and Anthonio managed to swim to shore, but Chino never made it out of the creek.
A report was only made to the Bonasika Outpost at about 09:00h on Sunday. The Police stated that checks were made in the creek for the missing teen but it proved futile.
Both La Cruz and Antonio were detained and are assisting with the investigations.
