A MEMORIAL wreath was released into the sea at High Rock on Sunday for the missing victims in East Grand Bahama who were swept away by storm surge during Hurricane Dorian. Most of the unaccounted for victims on Grand Bahama were from the High Rock community, where more than a dozen persons are still missing and feared dead. Many gathered for a service of reflection in honour at the Government Park in High Rock on Sunday at 2.30pm, where candles were lit in remembrance of the missing. Pastor Pedyson Baillou, one of the organisers of the event, said that it was a time of remembrance for the eight missing persons - Monique Munnings, Henilee Mackey, Havard Bevans, Clarence Jones, Roswell Pinder, his wife Sybil Pinder, and their daughter Tanae Pinder, all of High Rock, and George Laing, of McLean’s Town – who have not been seen since the storm on September 3. Persons from as far as West End, Grand Bahama and Abaco attended the memorial service, he said. Also, in attendance were Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest, the MP for East Grand Bahama; Senator Katherine Smith; Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction Iram Lewis, and Rickey Mackey, the MP for North Eleuthera.

Click here to read more at The Tribune