Woman dies after speedboat mishap

Feb 09, 2010 News

A Mainstay family is in mourning after the sudden death of a close relative, who died in a speedboat that was en route to Supenaam Saturday evening.
These relatives want the Speedboat Owners’ Association to thoroughly conduct frequent investigations into the required number of persons a boat is allotted to carry.
Fifty-six-year-old, Olga Norton, of Mainstay Village, Essequibo Coast, died on the speedboat before the end of her journey, at Supenaam. Accompanying Mrs Norton at the time was her younger sister, Babo.
The angry woman is convinced that if the speedboat operator had sufficient gasoline and the stipulated 15 passengers, instead of the 19 the speedboat operator had allowed; her sister might not have died in the speedboat.
Babo also said on three separate occasions the engine on the boat malfunctioned, leaving the boat to go adrift for a long period, before the operator decided to call for back up help.
She said that before her sister died in her arms she asked the speedboat operator, “Why was he carrying more than the recommended passengers in his boat, knowing that he was not equipped with sufficient gasoline.”
She said that after her sister had finished making those inquires of the operator, she complained of feeling unwell. She said that Olga told her that she was experiencing a terrible headache and stomach pains. She also complained of neck pains.
Babo said that her sister started to scream aloud, then began frothing and holding onto her and kept telling her she felt as if she was going to die.
The woman, who said that she would forever live with that unfortunate experience, said that her sister died somewhere around Hog Island as the boat kept drifting. She said that the operator summoned help and the boat was towed to Supenaam.
Olga was subsequently rushed to the Suddie Public hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival. She has left to mourn her husband Rudolph and daughter Sharon.
The police are investigating.

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