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Body of 12-year-old boy found in Kingston Harbour

Published:Wednesday | January 24, 2024 | 3:17 PM
Investigators are processing the scene. - Gladstone Taylor photo.

The body of a 12-year-old boy who is suspected to have drowned was today discovered in the Kingston Harbour.

He is Karif Mitchenere, who was a student at Tivoli Gardens High School.

The teen is of Mountain View address.

It is reported that on Tuesday he and two other boys went swimming after school.

Mitchenere reportedly got into difficulties and went missing in the water.

His body washed up in the harbour around noon today.

Investigators are processing the scene.

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