A labourer of Mackenzie, Linden, Region 10, (Upper Demerara-Berbice), identified as 20-year-old Akeem Davidson, is feared dead after a trip to Mabura Creek.
Reports are that at around 14:15 hours on Tuesday, he was bathing in a creek at Mabura, Region 10, which is located some 300 meters from the camp site he works at.
Davidson’s friend, Sheldon Vanaco, was reportedly also swimming in the creek. It is alleged that while they were swimming, Davidson dived but did not resurface.
Vanaco told investigators that he thought his friend was “playing,” but after 15 minutes had elapsed and the young man did not resurface, he became worried.
After waiting for a while, Vanaco ehreturned to camp and alerted the camp owner of what transpired; they then both went in search of Davidson but their efforts were unsuccessful. The camp is located about five kilometers away from the Mabura Police Outpost. Police have since been dispatched to the area to search for victim, but up to midnight on Tuesday, the search yielded no positive results. Both Vanaco and the camp owner remain in police custody and are assisting with the investigations.