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The body of 17-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Nelson was found in the waters off Mayaro on Tuesday afternoon, bringing an end to an intense search involving police, rescue teams, villagers and fisherfolk.
Nelson’s body was spotted shortly after 2 pm by a villager aboard a fishing vessel and later recovered. The Form Five student of St Stephen’s College had been reported missing after being pulled under by a rip current while bathing at Grand Lagoon, Mayaro, on Sunday.
Relatives said that around 4 pm, Gabriel, his 13-year-old brother and their 20-year-old cousin, Nicholas Sinanan, encountered difficulties while swimming about 50 feet from shore. The two other boys managed to reach safety, but Gabriel was dragged underwater.
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