Soldier drowns at New River

Dellon Nero

A Guyana Defence Force Private drowned on Saturday evening when the boat he and another soldier was in capsized in the New River area in the south east of the country.

Dellon Nero, 24 years old, of 1036 Cummings Park, E Field, Sophia drowned around 6:25 pm on Saturday evening at a GDF location in the New River Area, a release from the army stated.

“The army called us and told us he and another boy was in a boat and the boat capsized and he drowned…he couldn’t swim