By Jairo Rodrigues
in St Cuthbert’s Mission
Tragedy was averted on Sunday when two persons were pulled out of the Mahaica River at St Cuthbert’s Mission during the ‘Wash Down’ celebration of the Heritage Festival, one of them in an unconscious state.
It would have been close to midday when it was noticed that two young women appeared to be experiencing difficulties, a little upriver from the celebration area. Quick action from Aaron Dundas and Jaden Samuels saw a boat being taken out to where they were. Dundas, pulled one of the women into the boat, while the other, who had been assisting her, swam to shore.
A few hours later, at approximately 14:45 hrs, a man whose name was given as Ziggy Gonputh, suspected to be intoxicated, decided to
