Trinidad and Tobago: Dead Body of missing 2-year-old kid found from a river

The story of a 2-year-old toddler who went missing in Trinidad and Tobago came to an end after his dead body was found in the river. The body was discovered less than 2 kilometres from his house on Tuesday at 10.40 a.m.

"It is confirmed that a body was located in the Guapo River," Vallence Rambharat, team captain of the Hunters Search and Rescue Team, told the Express.

The missing two-year-old walked away from his Point Fortin house around mid-morning on Monday, prompting a major search on land, in rivers, and with drones overhead.

The search for the kid began minutes after he was discovered on the street outside his home, at Tenth Street Extension in Techier Villager, wearing just a diaper and walking barefoot. However, by evening there had been no success.

The surrounding bushes, rivers, and forested regions were searched by a huge contingent of police, fire officials, military, hunters, divers, the Point Fortin Mayor, Member of Parliament, and local government councillor, as well as people, some with their hunting dogs.

Police utilised sniffer dogs and explored an area around eight kilometres from the child's home, as well as drones flying over the bushes. All night long, the search crews waded through the river and the body was discovered on Tuesday.