17-y-o dies after vehicle plunges into Rio Cobre, two other teens rescued

Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) divers today recovered the body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing after the vehicle he was driving plunged into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine late Monday night. He has been identified as Oshene Darby of a Kingston address. According to the police, he would have celebrated his 18th birthday today. Reports indicate that about 11:40 p.m., Darby was driving a Toyota Hiace motor truck with two other teenagers aboard along the Bog Walk Gorge when he reportedly lost control of the vehicle.