The North Rupununi village of Massara has fallen into deep mourning with the drowning deaths of three young girls from the community.

6-year-old Nia Jeffreys, 5-year-old Michele Jeffreys and 9-year-old Alicia Dorrick, lost their lives on Tuesday when they ventured into the Razor Grass pond in the village to swim, but drowned.

A Police statement said the three young children left their parents home unknowing to the parents and headed to the small pond in the community. A search was initiated by family members after the girls were discovered missing from their homes. That search ended when their young lifeless bodies were found floating in the water at the pond.

The bodies were retrieved and the Police at the Annai Station were contacted. An investigation is underway in the area. The Police said the three bodies have since been transferred to the Lethem Regional Hospital.

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