The search continues at sea for a missing nine year old boy.
Omarie Providence of Picton Road in Laventille was swept away while bathing at Mission Beach in Toco on Sunday afternoon.
According to reports, Omarie was with a group of friends and relatives when around 1:30pm while in the water he and two others, a 39 year old man and a 12 year old boy, got into difficulties. The man and 12 year old boy were rescued and are receiving medical treatment but Omarie went underwater. Since then, Coast Guard and fishermen from the area have been searching for him, having resumed the search at first light.
TTT News understands that there were two other drownings reported on Sunday. A 60 year old woman of Arena Road Freeport is said to have drowned at Damian Bay, and an 18 year old, identified as Tyrese Singh, drowned while bathing at Mayaro, off Mahanna Drive, Manzanilla Road.