A 14-year-old Orealla boy yesterday lost his life while reportedly taking a bath in the Corentyne River.
Dead is Nathaniel Nelson, a student of the Skeldon Line Path Secondary School and of Orealla.
According to information gathered, yesterday around 9:00 hrs, Nelson and three others went to the river to bathe as is customary in Orealla. Nelson reportedly ventured out further in the river and suddenly disappeared.
A search was immediately launched and just around 10.15 hrs, his body was discovered stuck in mud along the river bed.
As of yesterday afternoon, Nelson’s family was still coming to terms with the news of his tragic death. According to one relative, the young man’s grandmother who he was close with, had to seek medical attention after being informed of the incident.
The police have launched an investigation.
