A security officer at Petrotrin Pointe-a-Pierre drowned yesterday in a reservoir on the company's residential compound. A news release from the company stated that Dwayne Fraser, 29, of Longdenville, Chaguanas, was visiting a relative when he went into the reservoir, located at 18 Immortelle Road, for a swim. After swimming for a few minutes Fraser failed to resurface.
His body was recovered at 2.50 pm and was examined by the District Medical Officer and witnessed by Petrotrin's Chief Medical Officer. Petrotrin has offered counselling services from the company's Employee Assistance Programme to Fraser's family. The company has also extended its condolences.