December 2, 2006
STETHS student drowns
Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth – A 16-year-old boy drowned after he and his friends went swimming in a stream in the district of Burnt Savannah a few miles west of Santa Cruz yesterday, police say.
He has been identified as Michael Anthony Singh, a student of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) who lives in Burnt Savannah.
Police say the incident happened at about 8:00 am. The teenager reportedly got into difficulties and went under sometime after he and his friends entered the water. Singh’s body was retrieved two hours later.
