Essequibo: This morning 12 year old Eli Orlando is said to be in a stable condition at the Carity Hospital, Essequibo after being treated for injuries in a boat collision last evening.
The police said a boat owned by the Region Two Administration and another owned and driven by Harrinarine Bhagwandin of Adams Creek, Upper Pomeroon River, collided while travelling in the vicinity of Siriki, Upper Pomeroon River.
Six persons travelling in Bhagwandin’s boat lost their lives.
Dead are Harrinarine Bhagwandin; Velda Rodrigues, 50 years, of Adams Creek; Shawn Anthony, 14 years, of Adams Creek; Rajkumar Singh, 14 years, of Charity Housing Scheme, Essequibo Coast; his sister Amerita Singh, 10 years; and uncle Vincent Singh, 40 years, of Adams Creek.
The captain of the Region’s vessel is in custody assisting with the investigations.
None of the 13 persons who were in the Region’s boat are reported to have received any injuries.
