An 11-year-old boy downed in a Friendship, East Bank Demerara canal yesterday after going into the water at the invitation of a friend.
Relatives said that David Mohamed of Friendship Squatting Area did not know to swim and did not usually go into the water. However, after being invited by a friend, Mohamed plunged into a shallow section of the Friendship Sideline canal but as he moved about, he slipped into deeper water and was covered. He was pulled from the water several minutes later, apparently still alive, but died soon after despite an attempt to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Recounting yesterday’s events, Mohamed’s sister, Jennifer Collette, told Stabroek News that because there are no
