Family river trip ends in tragedy with drowning of teenager
ST MARY, Jamaica — What was to be a family day at the river to cool down from the hot temperatures on Wednesday, August 7 turned out to be a day of tragedy when a teenager lost her life.
Dead is 16-year-old Guy’s Hill High School student Leon Reid.
Reid is said to have accompanied her family on a river trip to Chovey’s river in the vicinity of Highgate.
Police reports are that Reid was in the water when she got into difficulties. Family members reportedly went to her rescue but she was unresponsive.
She was taken to the Annotto Bay hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Observer Online was told by a family member that the mother of the teen was hospitalised after hearing the news of the death of her daughter.
The Annotto Bay police are investigating.
— Ingrid Henry
