Mechanic drowns while visiting girlfriend in Linden

A 21-year-old mechanic of Brighton Village, West Bank Berbice (WBB) is believed to have drowned on Sunday while swimming at Coomacka Mines Beach, Upper Demerara River.
Dead is Nazim Hamid. According to police, the incident occurred at about 16:00h on Sunday. Initial investigations revealed that Hamid had travelled to Linden on Saturday, June 14, to visit his girlfriend, a 16-year-old student from the Wisroc Housing Scheme. The young woman told investigators that she and Hamid, along with several friends, went to the Coomacka Mines Beach to swim on Sunday afternoon around 15:30h.
She recounted that while swimming, Hamid began making his way toward the centre of the river when he suddenly began to struggle and sank. Efforts by public-spirited individuals to locate Hamid’s body in the vicinity were unsuccessful. Police said investigations are ongoing.