Jacklow boat builder dies after vessel capsizes

Chris Williams

A thirty-six-year-old boat builder of Jacklow, Upper Pomeroon in Region Two died after his vessel capsized.

Dead is Chris Williams.  The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday around 5.30 pm at the Charity waterfront. According to information reaching this newspaper, Williams’s boat upturned with him in the Pomeroon River.  Williams was said to be under the influence of alcohol when he moved off and crashed into some bushes on the other side of the river bank. He then fell overboard and reportedly drowned.