Young mother dies after boats collide on Essequibo River

Lovina Braithwaite

By Desilon Daniels

A Falmouth woman is dead after a collision in the Essequibo River on Tuesday evening, which has prompted another call for increased caution amongst river users.

Dead is Lovina Braithwaite, 24, a mother of one, who was killed after a 200 horsepower (hp) boat ran over her 15 hp wooden boat.

Braithwaite had left home before 7pm to make her way to the Platinum Gas Station in