Teen injured in Canje Creek boat accident

A 16-year-old is now hospitalised at the Georgetown Public Hospital after he was injured in a boat collision on Sunday in the Canje Creek, East Berbice.
According to information, the boat was being captained by 23-year-old Rakesh Gladstone of Kimbia, Berbice River, and a passenger had just disembarked at the wharf under the Canje Bridge when another wooden boat struck it.
The incident occurred just about 08:00h and the 16-year-old boy of Semple Street, Sheet Anchor, East Canje received injuries about his body. He was rushed to the New Amsterdam Public Hospital, where he was admitted before subsequently being transferred to the Georgetown Public Hospital.
Investigations are ongoing.