TWENTY–YEAR-OLD, Nicole Mayers of the Region 10 (Upper Demerara/ Upper Berbice) community of Goshen was killed at around 04:00hrs yesterday when the boat in which she was travelling collided with a cargo vessel carrying vegetables.

This tragic mishap occurred in the vicinity of Goshen/Riverview in the Essequibo River, and several other passengers who were injured were taken to the Bartica Hospital for medical treatment.

A senior police officer of the ‘F’ Division told the Chronicle that based on police reports; the boat was heading to Goshen from Bartica when it crashed into the cargo vessel transporting vegetables at the time. He said that survivors of the accident concurred that the cargo vessel was unlighted at time of the accident, and that lights were turned on only after the tragic mishap had occurred.

“Four others who were also in the boat swam to the cargo vessel, which then rescued them,” the officer said. “The woman who died might not have known how to swim,” the officer concluded.

The captains of the vessels are in police custody at the Bartica Police Station, assisting with the ongoing investigations, the officer informed.
Written By Asif  Hakim