Police say that investigations are being conducted into an incident that occurred at about 1000h today in the vicinity of Matub Back Channel, Cuyuni River, where two boats collided resulting in the death of nine-month-old Sarah Simmonds.
Investigations, police say, so far revealed that Sarah Simmonds was in the company of her mother Nadia Singh, 32 years, and father George Simmonds, 34 years of Bartica, travelling in a boat from Aranka to Bartica, along with the captain and three other persons, when the boat collided with another vessel.
As a result of the collision Sarah Simmonds, Nadia Singh and George Simmonds suffered injuries. Sarah Simmonds was pronounced DOA at the Bartica Hospital, while Nadia Singh and George Simmonds have been admitted to the GPHC.
The two boat captains are in police custody assisting with the investigations.
