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One dead, two missing in Mazaruni boat mishap
Kaieteur News – One person is confirmed dead while two are missing after a boat sank in the Mazaruni River, Region Seven on Friday Night.
Dead: Oswald Hudson
Dead is Oswald Hudson of Baritca. His body was retrieved on Saturday afternoon. Kaieteur News understands that the other two passengers are workers attached to a quarry company in the Mazaruni District.
The boat was reportedly carrying nine passengers when the mishap occurred around 22:00 hrs, in the vicinity of Itaballi. The six survivors were rescued and rushed to the Bartica Hospital where they received medical treatment.
However, reports are that Hudson rescued a child before he drowned. As news spread of his death, relatives and friends described him as a hero who put the life of the child ahead of his own.
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