Three girls drown at Massara

Three girls have drowned in a pond in the North Rupununi Village of Massara.

Police arrived at the scene last evening and conducted an initial investigation. During this investigation, it was revealed that the three girls: six-year-old Nia Jeffreys, five-year-old Michele Jeffreys, and nine-year-old Alicia Dorrick, left their parents’ home and ventured to the Razor Grass pond in the village to swim.

Upon discovering their absence, a release from the police said that their parents initiated a search, eventually leading them to the Razor Grass pond, where the bodies of the three girls were found floating in the water.