Three girls have drowned in a pond in the North Rupununi Village of Massara.
Police arrived at the scene last evening and conducted an initial investigation. During this investigation, it was revealed that the three girls: six-year-old Nia Jeffreys, five-year-old Michele Jeffreys, and nine-year-old Alicia Dorrick, left their parents’ home and ventured to the Razor Grass pond in the village to swim.
Upon discovering their absence, a release from the police said that their parents initiated a search, eventually leading them to the Razor Grass pond, where the bodies of the three girls were found floating in the water.
Villagers responded to the alarm raised and assisted in retrieving the bodies. Toshao Lenny Moses was notified and a report was filed at the Annai Police Station.
The bodies of the three children were transported to the Lethem Regional Hospital.
Leroy Jeffreys, the grandfather of the girls told Stabroek News that there had been a meeting in Massara at about 5 pm yesterday and many people attended. The meeting sought persons to distribute bags of cassava to villagers on behalf of the government. The parents of the girls were at the meeting.
Leroy noted that the pond was a natural one and was shallow but a machine recently dug it deeper. It was about 14 or 15 feet in depth.
