9-y-o boy drowns in St Catherine river
July 15, 2025
A nine-year-old boy tragically drowned on Monday while collecting water from a river in his community of Harris Pass, Browns Hall, St Catherine.
He is Tavoy Griffiths, who was a student at Browns Hall Primary School.
It is reported that at about 6:10 a.m., the boy went to collect water from the river and reportedly got into difficulties and drowned.
The Browns Hall police were summoned, and the body was removed.
A post-mortem is to be conducted
The police are investigating the incident.
- Rasbert Turner
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