Manchester teen drowns in river
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June 3, 2020

Manchester teen drowns in river

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Fifteen-year-old Raheem Campbell of Huddersfield district, Manchester, is suspected to have drowned at Pike district in the parish on Tuesday, June 2.

Reports from the Mandeville police are that about 1:20 pm, Raheem went to a river with friends where he allegedly got into difficulties and drowned. 

The police were summoned and the body was removed to the morgue. 

Investigations continue.

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