An Essequibo Coast teen drowned on Saturday afternoon during an outing with his friends at the Aurora seawall.
Dead is Koushal Persaud, 19, of Airy Hall Sands, Essequibo Coast. He was a first year student of the Cyril Potter College of Education.
Stabroek News learnt that the teen and five other friends went to the beach where they were celebrating a friend’s birthday. While at the beach, the group went for a swim and moments later, Persaud went missing. He was later pulled out by rescuers who responded to the alert raised by the friends.
