A trip to Flowerpot Beach on Sunday turned tragic, after a 39-year-old Williamsville man drowned.
He was identified as Avinash Ramjattan, of Garth Road.
Initial reports stated that Ramjattan had gone to the beach at Pointe-a-Pierre Road with friends and they were drinking alcohol. No one noticed when Ramjattan went into the water.
However, his body was discovered floating around 3.45 pm by a man who went for a swim. He managed to pull the body to shore and called for assistance. Ramjattan died at the scene.
Officers from the Southern Division Task Force and Marabella Police Station visited the scene.
An autopsy is expected to be done at the San Fernando mortuary later this week. Investigations are continuing.
Earlier this month, nine-year-old Omari Providence disappeared while swimming at Mission Beach in Toco, while 16-year-old Tyrese Singh drowned at Mayaro.
To date, Providence’s body is yet to be found despite numerous searches.
In another incident that same weekend, Margaret Ramdoolie, 60, suffered a heart attack while at Damian Bay, Las Cuevas.