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Police searching for missing Manchester teen suspected of drowning

Published:Tuesday | April 23, 2019 | 1:14 PM

The Alligator Pond Police along with Marine Division, JDF Coast Guard and residents of the community are carrying out a search operation stemming from the disappearance of 16-year-old Christopher Wellington of Smithfield district in Cross Keys, Manchester.

The police say the searched began on Monday after family members notified investigators that the teen, who went swimming at Port Kaiser River/ Sea, is suspected to have drowned.

It is reported that 2:45 p.m., Wellington was at the river with family members when he allegedly went swimming in the adjoining sea.

He has not been seen or heard from since.

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