ANTHONY Gordon, a 13-year-old student of Wismar/Christianburg Secondary School, allegedly drowned around 13:00 hours on Sunday at ‘Buck Town’ Creek in Wismar, Linden, according to the police.

Gordon, who resided at Lot 281 One Mile Wismar, Linden, with his mother, Keisha Daenty, was in the company of two friends, aged 10 and 14, and they were all swimming together when tragedy struck.

According to a police statement, Gordon reportedly “ran into the water” and was submerged for some time before his friends noticed he was missing and raised an alarm.

“Some residents came out and searched the entire area. Gordon’s body was later discovered at the bottom of the creek in a motionless state. The body was then fished out from the creek and escorted to the Linden Hospital Complex, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 15:58 hours by Dr. Ross,” the statement added.

The body was examined, but no marks of violence were seen. It was later escorted to the G-Jetsco Mortuary to await a post-mortem examination.

Commander for Regional Police Division #10, Senior Superintendent Hugh Winter, Divisional Detective Inspector Komal Pitama, Chief Inspector Lyte, and other ranks visited the scene at about 15:30 hours on Sunday.