A new wave of sadness has ripped through Trinidad and Tobago, as rescue workers found the lifeless body of missing child Kymani Francis in Point Fortin on Tuesday (May 10), roughly 24 hours after he was last seen.

Preliminary reports from non-profit group Hunters Search and Rescue indicate that Kymani’s body was discovered in the Guapo River around 9:55 am local time.

There was no information on the condition of the child’s body.

Just hours before, the search for the missing child resumed with aerial reconnaissance by helicopter and drone as members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and Trinidad and Tobago Air Guard (TTAG) combed the wooded areas of Point Fortin for human heat signatures.

An expanded dragnet also included more wetlands in and around the southeastern coastal town as Trinbagonians collectively held a candle of hope little Kymani was still alive.

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