One man is missing while two were rescued following a boat mishap on Saturday in the Bonasika Creek, Essequibo River.
The missing man was identified only as Chino, 17 years old and a farmer of Region One. The rescued passengers are Mark La Cruz, a 24 year old labourer of Upper Bonasika, and Anthonio, a 19 year old farmer of Region One. A police report quoted La Cruz who said that at approximately 21:00 hrs he and the two other passengers were consuming alcohol in his paddle-boat heading to their Bonasika home when one of the teenage occupants started to rock the boat. Shortly after, the boat capsized throwing all three into the creek.
