If all goes according to plan, GDF Captain Kaya Dover will make history tomorrow, Sunday, 26th of June, 2022 by being the first man to swim across the Essequibo River with full uniform including boots. Dover, along with a colleague, will swim from the Eastern Bank to the Western Bank of the Essequibo, a distance of about 3 miles.
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Stories of Heroism Emerge After Passenger Boat Goes Down in the Essequibo River
A passenger speedboat carrying about 30 persons, including children and babies, went under the water in the Essequibo river today, 25th of June, 2022 at around 3 pm. Thankfully, no lives were lost, and this is thanks in part to some heroic acts that were reported during the incident.