Adriana drowned- autopsy reveals

Apr 29, 2025 News

…autopsy rules out forced drowning

…father rejects findings

…lawyer renews calls for independent probe

Kaieteur News- An independent Post Mortem Examination (PME) conducted on the body of 11-year-old Adriana Younge on Monday concluded that the child died from drowning.

This was revealed by her father, Subrian Younge, following a four-hour long autopsy at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). This was later confirmed by the family’s lawyer, Darren Wade and later President Irfaan Ali at a news conference. Prior to the child’s Post Mortem, which commenced around 12:30pm, a series of scans, including X-rays and a full-body CT was conducted to assess for fractures and other injuries, including internal bleeding.

Grieving family members of dead Adriana Younge awaiting the Post Mortem results outside the hospital’s morgue on Monday

While Younge’s mother declined to comment on the findings of the autopsy, the child’s father, who pulled her lifeless body from the Double Day Hotel pool on April 24 told reporters, “This is no result to me.” The child’s family has not accepted the findings of the PME, conducted by the three-member pathology team. The specialists included Dr. Shubhakar Karra Paul from Barbados Dr. Gary Collins, Chief Medical Examiner of Delaware, United States of America and Dr. Glenn Rudner of Mount Sinai Hospital.

President Irfaan Ali addressing the media following the PME results of the 11-year-old girl found dead in the Double Day Hotel pool

In a subsequent press briefing, Wade confirmed, “based on the findings, they determined that she died by drowning.” The lawyer witnessed the autopsy, in addition to another local doctor, Caleb Mc Cloggan. The entire PME was recorded for transparency purposes.

In his update, Wade was keen to note that no bones were discovered broken in the child’s body. Meanwhile, when asked about the possibility of Adriana drowning somewhere else, he said no determination was made in that regard. “They were unable to determine that at this stage whether tap water or pool water and so forth. No determination was made in relation to where she drowned,” the lawyer said.

He also explained the reason for the discolouration on the body of the 11-year-old. “Based upon my understanding and what was explained to the family, these are not my words, they are consistent with water damage,” Wade noted. While there were reports of cotton wool being observed in the child’s nostrils, after her lifeless body was pulled from the pool, the lawyer said pathologists made no such discovery when the body was examined.

Attorney-at-law, Darren Wade

In the meantime, the family’s attorney noted that relatives of the girl are continuing to press the government of Guyana for an independent and impartial investigation. Wade complained that although President Ali publicly said that no stone would be left unturned in the death of Adriana and he will support the family, there has been no effort to meet this specific request by the family. The family had requested the services of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Scotland Yard or the Royal Mounted Police of Canada to investigate the death. Wade stressed, “I believe it is critical at this point in time for the family and for the entire country that the state acts, that the President doesn’t just talk and that he delivers based on that promise.”

Position of body in pool

Adriana’s body was found floating in the pool, but instead of her head facing downward, the child’s body was discovered in a standing position. He noted that this question was asked and there were discussions, however he was not in a position to address the issue. When asked by this newspaper if murder has been ruled out, given the findings of the report, the lawyer said this was not the job of the pathology team. He explained, “That was not the job of the pathologists and if you follow what I have just said, it is imperative and important for an impartial and proper investigation to be done. We have a case here where the police failed to cordon off the place (hotel). We have a situation where the police failed to act so that is a question more or less that should be directed to the police.”

Meanwhile, since no determination was made regarding the water that entered Adriana’s body, Kaieteur News asked Wade to say if there was any possibility of investigations being conducted to verify that the water contained chemicals usually found in swimming pools. To this end, he said, “I am not sure whether or not the water found in the lungs is the water from the pool or what have you. I can’t say that. I cannot say whether or not that the result shows a different water or water from the pool or from a different location.”

The lawyer added, “I am not sure whether at this stage it is possible, but what we could do is call for a proper investigation and I believe one of the things is that the body was there for long.” He told this newspaper that the independent investigators should have already been invited to address such questions.

Wade noted too that the child’s body was examined to determine whether she was sexually molested however there were no positive indications of such. There was also no determination regarding the time of death. Wade said an explanation was provided however he was unable to recall the reason. Additionally, the lawyer said the pathologists could not determine whether any strange DNA samples were found under the child’s nails. Instead, he posited that this would be a question better directed to investigators.

He noted that the pathologists were initially prepared to address the media however, this was no longer facilitated due to the unrest outside of the hospital.

No forced drowning

Meanwhile, in a separate press briefing last evening, the Head of States explained that the autopsy was conducted to identify signs of trauma or injuries to the body, detect signs of sexual violence and collect appropriate forensic samples to determine the cause of death. He said, “due to the state of the decomposition of Miss Younge’s body, the pathologists were unable to provide an exact time of death.”

Moreover, Ali stated, “The relatives were also informed that the pathologists ruled out theories of forcible drowning or any other means of killing followed by disposal of the body in water.” In the meantime, the President noted that the PM report will be made available to the family and the public for examination.

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One thought on “Adriana drowned- autopsy reveals”

Tajuan Genus April 30, 2025 at 8:17 am

Adriana should get justice and am going to help fight to get it but so sorry she cant return my suspections are the man who told the father to shut up on tiktok live

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