13-year-old found dead along Bartica beach drowned – autopsy

The post-mortem conducted on the body of 13-year-old Daniel Cameron, who was reported missing in Bartica, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on July 4 and later found floating at a beach, has confirmed that he died from drowning.
Cameron, who was originally from Grove, East Bank Demerara (EBD), had been sent to stay with his grandmother in Bartica.
Upon his arrival at the Bartica stelling, Cameron was received by his uncle, who then went to the Bartica Regional Hospital for a medical check-up. While at the hospital, Cameron was asked to wait on a bench, but when his uncle returned, the child was nowhere to be found.
Cameron’s aunt, Ramdi Singh, told Guyana Times, “The uncle said that…he left him outside…and he went into the hospital to take a blood test, and when he came out, he didn’t see him there. He called the mother, who then contacted me, and we started searching for him in Bartica.”
“They searched, but couldn’t locate him. When they reported the matter to the Police, they eventually found him at the beach,” Singh added.
Cameron was a student at Covent Garden Secondary School, EBD, and his trip to Bartica marked his first time visiting the area.
Following the discovery of his body, Region Seven Police Commander Deon Moore stated that a post-mortem examination was necessary to determine the cause of his death, as they initially did not know what had led to his demise. The uncle who had been arrested following the discovery has since been released.