Search party still to find toddler’s body

Kukui River accident

Police in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are currently searching for the body of a two-year-old girl who fell into the Kukui River in Upper Mazaruni on Tuesday and did not resurface.
The child has been identified as Nandra Alban of Phillipai Village, Upper Mazaruni River.
Reports are that about 16:30h, the parents of the child, along with five others including the child, were paddling in a canoe when the boat allegedly hit something and toppled, tossing them into the river.
The parents of the child told Police that after the canoe capsized, everyone in the boat “scrambled” to reach the shore. However, upon checking, they realised that Nandra was missing.
The child’s father and other relatives tried to find the child, but their efforts were futile.
Regional Police Commander Linden Lord told Guyana Times that the heavy rainfall of the May-June rainy season had swollen the Kukui River, resulting in a high water level. He, however, alluded that several efforts were currently being made to locate the child’s body. An investigation is in progress.