Duo returning home for Father’s Day drown following boat collision

The lifeless bodies of two young men were pulled from the Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) – one day after they fell overboard. Dead are 29-year-old Devor Naughton of Hackney Canal, Lower Pomeroon, and 18-year-old Sherwin Adolphus of Grant Progress, Lower Pomeroon.

Reports are that the two young men fell overboard after the boat in which they were travelling collided with a fishing vessel on Sunday evening. Based on reports received, the two young men worked in the interior and were heading home to spend Father’s Day with their families when tragedy struck.
Naughton was a father of two while Adolphus was a father of one. However, immediately after the boat collision, a search party was launched to look for the two men but up to late Sunday evening, they came up empty-handed.
Nevertheless, the search continued on Monday thus leading to the discovery of the bodies at about 11:30h.
When contacted, Commander for Regional Division 2, Shivpersaud Bacchus related that the accident occurred at about 19:00h and involved a 15-feet boat powered by a 15HP outboard engine and a fishing vessel. They were reportedly under the influence of alcohol.
On Monday when the bodies were found, Jivana Freeman, a cousin of the young men related that they left the interior to return home to spend Father’s Day with their family but they would have received the news of the accident just after midday on Sunday.
“Today we formed the team and went and look and we found them at the Charity Waterfront,” Freeman said while describing the young men as family-oriented and hardworking.
The bodies were taken to the Charity Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem.