Orealla drowning: Family of dead teen chides excursion organisers for lack of supervision

The relatives of 14-year-old Nathaniel Nelson, whose body was pulled from the Corentyne River on Sunday, are blaming the organisers of a family excursion for his death, claiming the patrons were not properly supervised.
Nelson, who could not swim, and three others including his younger brother were part of the event when they went into the river to play without life jackets.
The teen’s mother, Kaminie Seenarina, related that the two brothers were accompanied by their grandmother to Orealla for the outing during which they raised concerns about the level of supervision and life jackets.

“They said they spoke about it but no one addressed it.” She said from her understanding, there was no one monitoring activities in the water.
Police had stated that the boys did not say that they were going into the water but Seenarina is holding out that the organisers acted in an irresponsible manner.
Dexter Nelson, the dead teen’s father, explained that upon being informed that his son had died, he left his Crabwood Creek home for Orealla but intercepted the boat that was bringing out his son’s body.
“I took him from there and I brought him out. When I reach out here the Police were waiting for him and they say they are taking the body and not even telling me what they are doing. They say it is a Police matter and my wife had to demand that they tell us what is the procedure – they can’t just take him and don’t tell us what they are going to do with him or where they are taking him,” he told Guyana Times.
The incident occurred at about 7:30h on Sunday as the boys were playing in the water. However, it was reported that they ventured further into the river which subsequently led to the disappearance of Nelson.
An alarm was raised and during a two-hour search and rescue exercise, the teen’s body was retrieved.
Meanwhile, the relatives are furious the photo released by the Police is that of an older brother of the dead teen and not that Nathaniel Nelson. They have since called for a public apology for the mistake.