The police in Guyana have confirmed that six youngsters had been rescued late Tuesday after the canoe wherein they had been returning dwelling to Venezuela, sank within the Cuyuni River.
Police stated that the youngsters had been college students of the Eteringbang Main College in Guyana and had been returning to their San Martin group on the Venezuelan aspect of the border with Guyana when the incident occurred.
The police stated public-spirited individuals went to their help and rescued them and that they had been later seen and examined on the Eteringbang Well being Centre within the presence of their dad and mom.
Within the assertion, the police stated all the scholars seemed to be in good bodily well being however had been evidently traumatised. It stated that the ages of the youngsters vary from six to 11 years.
Regardless of the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela, nationals of the 2 neighbouring South American international locations transfer freely throughout the border.
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