Police update on river accident

Georgetown : Investigations are being conducted into a river mishap that occurred at about 12:30pm in the Mazaruni River where two boats are reported to have collided.

One boat had 12 persons and the other 9.

A number of persons are missing for.

The police says no other information is available at this time.

TrakkerNews understands that Minister of Transport and Harbour Robsen Benn is in Essequibo as investigations and searches for the missing are being carried out.