File: People enjoying the river and sea at a beach in Alligator Pond. A no swimming sign is seen in the background. (Photo: Kasey Williams)
November 9, 2026
Teen dies in suspected drowning during early morning swim in St Toolies River
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 17-year-old is suspected to have drowned during an early morning swim with his friends in the St Toolies River.
Police named him as Tyrone Williams, a resident of Grove Town district in Manchester.
A police report said about 6:15 am Williams and a group of friends went swimming at St Toolies River on the Manchester/ Clarendon border when he got into difficulty and attempts to save him were unsuccessful.
Police were called in, and the body was retrieved from the river. He was pronounced dead at hospital.
This latest incident follows a suspected case of drowning involving another man in Alligator Pond, Manchester on Saturday.
READ: Man suspected of drowning in Alligator Pond
— Kasey Williams
