The Guyana Police Force in a release yesterday confirmed that Joel Adams, a 14-year-old of the Sophia Care Centre in Dennis Street, Georgetown, died on Tuesday afternoon after attempting a somersault on the springboard in one of the pools during a training session at the National Aquatic Centre located in Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown.
Investigations revealed that Adams left the Care Centre with a group of children at about 13.30 hours and went to the Aquatic Centre to participate in a swim programme.
Khemwatti Dasrat, the caretaker, related to the police that at about 14.55 hours, she heard the whistle blow at the Aquatic Centre, and the children started to exit the pool.