Ten-year-old drowns in Hope Canal

Anand Mangroo

A 10-year-old boy drowned on Sunday in the Hope koker channel, on the East Coast of Demerara.

The deceased, Anand Mangroo, who resided at Lot 380 Hope Low Lands, East Coast Demerara, was pulled out of the water hours after he went missing.

According to the police, Mangroo  along with his 13-year-old brother and an eight-year old cousin went swimming between the hours of 4pm and 4.30pm.