Five people are missing after a weekend Chaguaramas boating accident. Police are seeking any videos or other information.
PORT OF SPAIN — Police Commissioner Allister Guevarro has appealed to the public for information on a weekend boating accident in Chaguaramas in which five people are reported missing.
Guevarro said Wednesday he was thinking of the families enduring uncertainty and grief and assured them the investigation will be thorough and will examine all the evidence. He asked anyone with video, or who saw something before or after the accident, to come forward.
He praised the agencies and individuals involved in the search, including the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, the Coastal and Air Support Unit, Hunters Search and Rescue, private citizens and foreign visitors. He urged the public to let the agencies do their work and said he would not release further details because the matter is an active investigation.
Asked whether criminality is suspected, Guevarro said that can only be determined after all the evidence is gathered and taken to the Director of Public Prosecutions. No one is in custody, he said, calling the exercise fact-finding at this stage. He added that witness statements are sufficient if video is not available.
A reporter said a sixth person may also be missing. Guevarro said he had not heard of this and that police had been told five people were reported missing.
This report is based on the Commissioner of Police’s media briefing.