Police end search for toddler who fell into Kukui River

Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) have given up on the search for a two-year-old girl who fell into the Kukui River in Upper Mazaruni about a month ago.
This was confirmed by Regional Commander Linden Lord, in a short interview with this publication on Friday. According to the Commander, after a continuous search for the child proved futile, it is believed by ranks that the child’s body might have floated and drifted “inland” and would have decomposed.
This was also agreed upon by her relatives.
“The river was so flooded, and after three days, the body would have emerged from the water…the body must have floated and gone into inland and dissolved. That is about a foot and a half in length body… it can float very far and decompose without anybody noticing; compared to a body of an adult…” he said.
On June 23, two-year-old Nandra Alban of Phillipai Village, Upper Mazaruni River, along with her parents and five others, were paddling in a canoe when the boat hit something and toppled, tossing them into the river.
After the canoe capsized, everyone in the boat “scrambled” to reach the shore. However, upon checking, the occupants of the boat realised that Nandra was missing.
The child’s father told Police that he, along with other relatives, tried to find the child, but their efforts were futile. (G9)