19-year-old allegedly drowns while trying to swim across river

The lifeless body of 19-year-old Simon Jones of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD) was pulled from the Ekereku River, Upper Mazaruni Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Tuesday morning.
Reports are that Jones was attempting to swim across the river when he went under water and never surfaced.

Reports are that Jones had last been seen alive on Friday last at about 23:30h, as he was attempting to swim across the river. However, at about 10:00h on Tuesday, three miners from the area were traversing the river when they observed his body floating.
Police in the Division were informed, and the body was retrieved from the river. No marks of violence were seen on Jones’s body, which has been transported to Georgetown to await a post-mortem examination.
This is the second river incident to have occurred within a matter of a few days in that region. Only a day ago, Police reported that a boat captain was feared dead, while another was taken into custody following a collision between two boats on Saturday at Jawalla Village, Upper Mazaruni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
The missing man has been identified as 40-year-old Fabian Sam of Jawalla Village. Based on reports received, Sam was operating a 35-foot boat which was powered by a 30 HP outboard engine. The other boat was a 30-foot vessel powered by a 15 HP engine and captained by a 48-year-old resident of another village in the Upper Mazaruni region.
Initial reports are that Sam was navigating his boat along the Mazaruni River and upon approaching the confluence of the Mazaruni and Kukui Rivers, the other boat was observed by its light as it approached from the opposite direction. This boat was reportedly heading head-on into Sam’s boat.
Charles Hernandez, an occupant in Sam’s boat, in an attempt to get the other boat to change direction and avoid a collision, flashed his torchlight, but to no avail.
The boats collided, and Sam was thrown overboard while Hernandez sustained injuries that rendered him unconscious.
A search for Sam proved futile, but Hernandez was transported to the Kamarang Hospital, where he was treated and referred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Up to news time on Wednesday, Sam’s body was not recovered.