Medical student drowns in river

INVESTIGATIONS are continuing into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Penal medical student who drowned Sunday while bathing with friends at a river in Salybia.

According to police reports, around 4.15 pm on Sunday Denny Rampersad, 21, a medical student who lived at Rochard Douglas Road, was liming with friends at the Matura River, Salybia. After diving into the water, Rampersad failed to resurface and his friends carried out a search for him. Others soon got involved in the search and they eventually retrieved Rampersad’s lifeless body . A report was made to the police and a team of officers led by Insp Anastacio visited the scene along with DMO Dr Maharaj, who viewed the body and ordered it removed to the Port-of-Spain Mortuary where an autopsy was supposed to have been done yesterday. PC Persad is continuing investigations.