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Nov 10th, 2021 | Category: Special Reports | 10:52#JamaicaGleaner #RioCobre #StCatherine #TredegarPark NOVEMBER 10, 2021: With two of her children at her side on Tuesday, Amorel Wright screamed at the Rio Cobre, her agonising cry personifying the St Catherine river as a cruel thief who had stolen her 14-year-old daughter. Damoya, became the latest drowning victim in the Rio Cobre, which has proven to be a graveyard of dreams and a force of nature that has caused pain for many families.
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