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Watooka pool claims 14-year-old boy
A 14-year-old youth of Block 22, Wismar, Linden, died by drowning around 17:00 hours yesterday in the Watooka pool, plunging the mining town into shock.
Relatives collapse after Forde’s lifeless body was pulled from the pool.
According to reports, the boy, Malcolm Forde, was playing with friends in the pool and there is speculation that he may have hit his head while plunging in the pool.
The Life Guard, Devon Allicock, had reportedly left the area to go to the washroom when the tragedy occurred.
He was immediately summoned, and promptly administered CPR on the boy but that failed.
A red liquid came out of Forde‘s mouth while CPR was being done, which had the smell of wine or alcohol.
Persons reported that Forde was seen with friends drinking cherry brandy earlier in the day.
This alarmed his mother somewhat, and prompted her to query whether he had indeed been drinking.
It was reported that friends who had been with Forde disappeared from the scene soon after the incident. Forde had reportedly attended his family’s church in Wisrock earlier in the day but had told his mother he was going to the farm with friends.
His mother claimed that she was unaware that he had headed to the Watooka Pool instead. Malcom Forde could not swim, according to reports, and many found it strange that he and his friends would venture into the pool knowing that he could not swim.
One eyewitness said that Forde and a crew had gone to the pool and were playing in the water a little while before the unfortunate incident.
Many believe that Forde struck his head and went down almost immediately before anyone could realise his peril.
They expressed shock that someone had drowned at the pool when lots of persons were around.
“De man mussy hit he head because I went just at de side of de pool and ain’t hear not even a cry fuh help or nothing. Even if he didn’t know fuh swim he woulda fight up an we woulda hear”, one person said.
His distraught mother, who wailed uncontrollably said, “He was my first born (son) after six girls”.
She lamented that he was the one who helped her out a lot at home.
The woman said nonetheless that the tragedy could not move her from her belief in the Almighty. She screamed “Satan is a liar.” Many officials of the Watooka Pool and Chief Executive Officer of the Linmine Secretariat, Horace James, and members of the Linmine Constabulary and the Guyana Police Force, including its CID ranks were present at the scene.
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