Toddler found dead at Kabakaburi Mission
March 9 2026
A two-year-old child was found dead on Saturday following a suspected drowning at Kabakaburi Mission along the Upper Pomeroon River.
The child, identified as Samirah Evans, reportedly went missing from her home around 12:30 hrs while she was with her mother.
After realizing the toddler was missing, relatives and residents of the community launched a search in the surrounding area.
Police say, at about 17:30 hrs, the child’s body was discovered floating in the Pomeroon River in the vicinity of Warapana, approximately one mile from the Kabakaburi Mission landing.
The body was later taken to the Oscar Joseph Public Hospital where a doctor on duty pronounced the child dead. The remains are currently awaiting a post-mortem examination.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under review.
