Body of teen who disappeared at Coomacka Mines Beach recovered

Two days after 13-year-old Hassini Mack had disappeared from the Coomacka Mines Beach, his body has been found floating in the Upper Demerara River.
The discovery was made on Thursday at around 05:30hrs.
At time of the discovery, Mack’s mother Cerenze Sobers and members of the community and ranks from the Mackenzie Police Station were continuing their search for the body in the Coomacka Mines Beach area.
Police have said that when Mack’s body was retrieved from the water, there were no visible marks of violence thereon. The body was taken to the Linden Hospital Complex mortuary, where a post-mortem will be conducted.
It was reported that Mach, along with his two younger siblings and some family friends, including a Canadian national, an American national and two other children, had gone to the Coomacka Mines beach on Tuesday. However, while swimming, 13-year-old Mack and a 14-year-old boy had proceeded to the edge of the water to “wash off”.
Police had explained that as the two children began to walk towards the centre of the river, the water started to flow at a fast rate, causing Mack to be submerged. As they began to shout for help, the 29-year-old Canadian national rushed to their assistance, and managed to rescue the 14-year-old. The man had attempted to rescue Mack, but by that time he had already disappeared. Up to press time on Tuesday, his body had not been found.