Boy, 3, feared drowned at Agatash Village

Kaieteur News- A search is underway to find a three-year-old boy who went missing after going into the Essequibo River at Agatash Village, Region Seven.

The young boy has been identified as Keron Atkinson. According to reports, police, relatives and villagers are part of a search party combing the nearby waters with the hope of finding him alive. The incident reportedly took place during the early afternoon hours.

Atkinson was reportedly with a seven-year-old cousin when he went underwater.