– during excursion at Blue Lake Creek in Linden
TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Jemel Thompson (no known address) drowned last Sunday in a bid to save someone else.
The tragedy occurred when employees of Qualfon were on an excursion at Blue Lake Creek in Linden.

Reports said about 45 persons had gone there to enjoy themselves but one of them, who was said to be under the influence of alcohol, fell into water below a hill.
Thompson and another friend, who was said to be the better swimmers, went to the rescue. Both of them plunged into the deep but, after swimming half way, the friend turned back, fearing danger.
Another friend, Tisheree Hopkinson, who was at the location told the Guyana Chronicle that she saw when Thompson’s body started sinking and alerted the other friend who attempted to rescue Thompson but he had already disappeared.
About an hour after the drowning, Thompson’s corpse was found.
ALREADY GONE
“We tried artificial respiration but he wasn’t responding. His body was full of water. I know he had already gone. He was trying to save another and he met his death. I felt really sad. I even cried. He was one of the best at Qualfon,” Hopkinson said emotionally.
After Thompson’s body was recovered, the others went looking for the man who had fallen and was supposed to have been hurt but it turned out that he suffered only minor injuries.
A relative of Thompson’s, who asked to remain anonymous, said, when she got the phone call about his death, she was shocked.
“He was a very good individual, always helpful in many ways, he was an inspiration, never did wrong to hurt anyone.
“His death has left me in shock. I cry all day. I can’t even eat. He did a lot for his family at his young age. Why did God have to take his life now,” she questioned tearfully.
By Asif Hakim