Weekend drowning claims Belize City man
A Belize City man is dead tonight, an apparent drowning victim. Police reports are that around noon on Sunday, twenty-three year old Leon Anthony Ciego was swimming in the river in St. Margaret’s Village on the Hummingbird Highway when suddenly he disappeared beneath the surface. Ciego’s companions immediately rushed to his aid but their efforts were unsuccessful. His lifeless body has since been transported to the Western Regional hospital for a post mortem examination.
