The body of 13-year-old Hasini Mack was found floating yesterday at 5.30 am in the upper part of the Demerara River near the western side of Coomacka Beach.
At the time, the teenager’s mother, community members and ranks from the Mackenzie Police Station, were continuing their search in the Coomacka mines beach area for Mack.
The body was pulled out of the river and examined by Detective Constable Wilson. No mark of violence was seen. The body is at the G-Jetsco Funeral Home, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
Mack, who resided at Wisroc New Housing Scheme, Linden went missing on Tuesday, August 29th . He was believed to have drowned at the beach when he and another teen went to wash off by the riverside after playing in the water with others.
Investigations revealed that around 14:00 hours on the day in question, Mack left his home in the company of a 29-year-old Canadian national, his 25-year-old wife (an American national), both of Kara Kara, Mackenzie, Linden, along with four other juveniles, to go swimming at the Coomacka Mines beach.
At the beach, Mack, the four other children, and the Canadian, went into the water where they were playing some games. However, at about 16.30 hours, Mack and one of the other juveniles, a 14-year-old from Wismar, went to wash off by the river side. As they began to walk towards the centre of the river, the water started to flow at a fast rate causing Mack to sink.
As they began to shout for help, the Canadian ran to their assistance and managed to rescue the 14-year-old. The man attempted to rescue Mack but by that time he had sunk and disappeared.
