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“Sleeping schoolboy” drowns after wave knocks him off boat
Kaieteur News – A 15-year-year-old schoolboy reportedly drowned on Wednesday afternoon in the Upper Mazaruni River, Region Seven after a wave knocked him out of his grandfather’s boat.
According to reports, the teen identified as Gavin Roland of Chinoweing Village, Region Seven, was sleeping when the tragedy occurred.
Police said that Roland and his grandfather, Teddy Roland had departed their village around 10:00hrs in a 40 ft boat powered by a 15Hp outboard engine. They were reportedly heading to Waramadong to pick up school children.
At around 15:00hrs while on their way, they stopped at Imbamadai for lunch.
Teddy told police that his grandson consumed brown rum while they were there and got drunk.
After finishing lunch, they both got back into their boat and continued their journey but Roland fell asleep.
His grandfather reportedly got hungry again and made another stop around 18:30hrs at Abbou landing to get something to eat.
“About 18:30 hours they arrived at Yashoda’s shop Landing, Abbou Settlement, where Teddy Roland went to purchase something to eat at Yashoda’s shop leaving the victim in the said boat sleeping at the stern”, police stated.
About five minutes later, Teddy recalled hearing someone shouting for him and ran back to his boat only to find that his grandson had disappeared.
Eyewitnesses subsequently told him a wave made by passing boat struck his vessel and knocked Roland overboad.
His body is yet to be retrieved from the river.
Investigations are ongoing.
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