Orealla teenager drowns in Corentyne River

Nathaniel Nelson

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.