Villager drowns in New River Lagoon
A man from the village of Chan Pine Ridge is believed to have drowned in the New River Lagoon. According to police, on Sunday evening twenty-six year old Gabriel Perez and Eduardo Murillo were riding in a skiff in the New River Lagoon when Perez, who was driving, swerved suddenly and fell out of the boat. He did not resurface and while his body has not yet been recovered he is presumed drowned. Police reports say both Perez and Murillo were drinking heavily prior to the incident.
