Brothers Drown In Pond In Trinidad

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 18, 2020 (CMC) – Police are investigating the drowning deaths of two brothers in a pond in Valencia, north east of here, yesterday.

The authorities have identified the brothers as 13-year-old Junior Soogrim and his seven-year-old brother, Jason.

Reports said that the boys were with a relative, who was tending to his garden, when they went to the pond with other children from the area. They, however, got into difficulties and disappeared under water.

Police said that an autopsy was expected to be conducted today.