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(Kaieteur News) – A two-year-old child, Samirah Evans, reportedly drowned in the Pomeroon River on Saturday, moments after her 23-year-old mother breast-fed her and left her in the kitchen of their home.
According to police, the tragic incident occurred between 12:30 hrs and 17:30 hrs at Kabakaburi Mission, Upper Pomeroon River.
Reports indicate that the young mother was washing clothes next to their home, located about 300 feet from the river, when the toddler woke up around 12:30 hrs and began crying.
Samirah Evans
The woman reportedly stopped what she was doing and went to the house to attend to the child. She later told police that she suspected the child was hungry, so she breast-fed her and then left her in the kitchen before returning to complete her laundry.
She said while hanging out the clothes, she called for the toddler but received no response.
She then went back into the house but discovered that the child was nowhere to be found.
The mother immediately began searching and soon came across the underwear the child had been wearing at the riverside landing.
She alerted relatives and other villagers, and together they began searching the area, including the nearby river.
Despite their efforts, the toddler could not be found.
The search continued for several hours until around 17:30 hrs, when the child’s body was discovered floating in the vicinity of Warapana, Upper Pomeroon River by 48-year-old Elton Thomas.
The body was removed from the water and transported to Charity Wharf, Essequibo Coast (Region Two) where it was handed over to police.
Police reported that an examination of the remains revealed that parts of the body had been eaten by piranhas.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
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