Another boy allegedly falls into tank in Manchester, drowns
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A two-year-old boy is suspected to have drowned when he fell into a tank at his home in Kingsland district in Manchester, yesterday.
He has been identified as Nickorie Campbell.
Nickorie is the second child to have died this month after allegedly falling into a tank in Manchester.
The other was five-year-old boy Dwight Jones who is suspected to have drowned when he allegedly fell into a tank at his College Meadows district home in May Day on June 17.
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Reports from the police are that about 1:20 pm, Nickorie’s family members heard crying and went to investigate. This was when they discovered that Nickorie had fallen in a water tank.
The police and a unit from the Mandeville Fire Department were summoned.
The police say the tank was drained when they got to the location and Nickorie’s body removed.
The two-year-old’s body was taken to the morgue.
