Four persons were rescued from rough waters in the Essequibo River between Hog Island and Leguan early yesterday morning after the boat they were travelling in capsized midstream.

According to reports from the area the owner of the boat known only as Orin, his granddaughter, a workman and his wife were on board the vessel.

The vessel, which was said to be a farm boat, capsized in the river as it travelled from the area to Parika on the East Bank Essequibo.

The boat took in water, sources in the area related, and went under. The vessel was said to be laden with farm produce at the time of the incident.

According to boat operators in the area, someone on board the vessel placed a call to relatives at Parika and a team was dispatched to the area, and rescued the occupants of the vessel who sought refuge on a sand bank on an island in the area. No one sustained any injuries in the incident.