Body of teen boy who drowned in Rio Cobre recovered

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August 23, 2026

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The body of a teenage boy who drowned while swimming in the Rio Cobre in St Catherine was found in the river on Saturday.

He has been identified as 17-year-old Jahdean Patterson of Spanish Town in the parish.

The police report that on Thursday, August 20, Patterson and others went for a swim in the Rio Cobre.

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