JDF Coast Guard divers recover the body of a boy from the Rio Cobre on Saturday, January 31, 2026. (Photo: Instagram/JDF)
January 31, 2026
JDF Coast Guard recovers body of boy from Rio Cobre
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard is reporting that it recovered the body of a missing boy from the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Saturday.
According to the Coast Guard, divers from its 2nd District responded to a request to conduct a search for the minor who reportedly had gone missing in the river earlier that day, around 2pm.
It is reported that the Coast Guard divers recovered the body at approximately 5:50 pm in the vicinity where he went missing.
The body was handed over to the Spanish Town Police, the JDF said.
The JDF extends its sincere condolences to the family of the deceased during this difficult time.
