By FRANCIS JOSEPH
The final body from the two-boat collision last Sunday has been recovered.
The body of Lorenzo Oliver was found on Saturday morning outside of Powerboats in Chaguaramas.
The final discovery was relayed to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard by the Hunters Search and Rescue Team, led by Shamsudeen Ayube. The body was reportedly spotted by occupants of Powerboats.
The recovery brings an end to the search for those who were unaccounted for following the tragic incident, which occurred last Sunday evening, off Cannings Point in Chaguaramas.
The incident involved two pleasure craft, identified as Bambaleo and Belbagai, which collided at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Point in Chaguaramas
One of the vessels was severely damaged, subsequently sank, and several passengers were thrown into the sea. Altogether 37 persons were on board both vessels. Thirty-one were recovered, six injured.
The first body was recovered on Thursday morning, near Cannings Point by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. The body was later identified as Anil Ahyee, 38, of Carenage.
Hours later, at around 10 p.m. on Thursday, a second body was recovered in the vicinity of Scotland Bay by the Coast Guard, following search efforts involving the Hunters Search and Rescue Team, led by Captain Vallence Rambharat.
Search efforts continued into Friday morning, when the third body was discovered by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard near Cannings Point. At around 10:30 a.m., the body of Keiyanna Seechan, 17, was also recovered near Cannings Point as the Coast Guard and the Hunters Search and Rescue.
At around 1:53 p.m., the Hunters Search and Rescue Team confirmed that the Coast Guard retrieved the body of Jaheem Williams from the water.
All six bodies have been sent to the Forensic Science Center for autopsies to be performed next week.
In the meantime, the police are continuing their investigations into the collision.
