By FRANCIS JOSEPH
Five of the six persons who went missing after last Sunday’s boat collision, have been recovered.
The last body was found floating in the sea off Cannings Point at 1.53 pm on Friday. That means just one person remains missing.
The man’s body was spotted by members of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team led by Vallence Rambharat.
The discovery was made less than three hours after the body of Kieyanna Seechan, 17, was retrieved.
The first body, identified as Anil Ahyee, 38, was found in waters off Cannings Point on Thursday morning. The body was spotted by a passing boat whose members alerted the Coast Guard. The body was recovered by the Coast Guard and taken to Staubles Bay, Chaguaramas.
The second body was recovered at Scotland Bay around 10 pm on Thursday, while the third was retrieved just after 6 am on Friday near Cannings Point.
Two vessels collided around 6.30 p.m. on Sunday near Cannings Point, Chaguaramas.
According to police reports, the Bambaleo was travelling east when it collided with the Belbagai, which was heading west. The impact caused extensive damage to both vessels, throwing several passengers into the water. The Belbagai subsequently sank.
After the incident, six persons were injured and taken to Staubles Bay to be transported to hospital. The other persons, totaling, 26, were rescued.
At first five persons were reported missing – Keiyana Seechan, 17, Ameer Ali, 18, Anil Ahyee, Lorenzo Oliver, and Titus Augustine.
A sixth person, Jaheem Richards, was reported missing on Wednesday, when the Coast Guard said it was urgently verifying information that another person might have been unaccounted for.
