Police confirmed that a body recovered off Monos Island today is unrelated to the search for the five people still missing after the Sunday boating collision near Chaguaramas.
The recovered body of Anil Ahyee was found floating a short distance offshore from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard headquarters at Staubles Bay. Coast Guard personnel retrieved the body before 9 a.m. and transported it to the base.
A police source and the Hunters Search and Rescue Team, led by Captain Vallence Rambharat, confirmed the recovery. Ahyee’s mother, Elizabeth, expressed gratitude for her son’s return amid the painful circumstances.
The find reduces the number of missing persons from six to five, leaving Keiyana Seechan (17), Ameer Mohammed (18), Lorenzo Oliver (35), Titus Augustine (25) and Jaheem Richards (25) still unaccounted for.
The collision, which occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 8 near Point Cannings, involved the 28‑foot Bowen vessel Bambaleo and the 29‑foot Chantelle vessel Belbagai. The impact threw several passengers into the sea, sank the Belbagai and left 26 people injured.
Search operations continue today with Coast Guard, police and Hunters Search and Rescue Team working to locate the remaining missing passengers.