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Suspected drowning in Norbrook

Saturday, February 02, 2013 | 10:00 PM



KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nine-year-old Avaughnee Simmonds of Norbrook Heights in St Andrew is suspected to have drowned after he went for a swim in the Norbrook River in St Andrew Saturday morning.

Reports from the Constant Spring Police are that about 9:30am Avaughnee and his siblings went for a swim in the river when he got into difficulties. The police were summoned and his body removed to the morgue pending a postmortem.

The Constant Spring Police are investigating.

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