1-Y-O drowns near home at South Pakaraimas

See full police statement below:

𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒆 𝑨𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝑫𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒏𝒆-𝒀𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝑶𝒍𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑽𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏 9

Police are investigating an alleged drowning which occurred on Wednesday June 10, 2026, between 11:30hrs and 11:43hrs at Cracrana Village, South Pakaraimas, resulting in the death of Ethan Christian, a one-year-old child of the said village. I’m

Preliminary investigations revealed that about 11:30hrs on the day in question, the child was at home with his mother when she reportedly left him lying on a bed inside the house and went to use a toilet located nearby.

Upon her return, she discovered that the child was no longer on the bed. A search was conducted in and around the house and the child was subsequently found lying face down and motionless in a pool of water, approximately three feet deep, located about 100 feet away from the house.

The child was escorted to the Karasabai Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival by a doctor on duty.

The body was examined and no marks of violence were seen. It is presently at the Karasabai Public Hospital Mortuary.

Investigations are ongoing.