Thursday, September 12, 2024

2 THE STAR NEWS • Thursday, September 12, 2024 @JamaicaStar www.facebook.com/JamaicaStar • www.jamaica-star.com SIMONE MORGAN-LINDO STAR Writer A side from playing sports, particularly cricket and football, Rahjaun Melbourne, a well-mannered teenager from Content Avenue, Waltham Park Road, St Andrew, loved rendering his assistance to those in need. Unfortunately, it was an act of goodwill that caused him to take his last breath on Tuesday. The 18-year-old, who was loved and respected by all who knew him, was swept away by floodwaters after he jumped in to save a woman who had been washed away. His body was recovered yesterday in a gully along Chesterfield Drive in Seaview Gardens. Leaning on a wall for support, the g r i e f wa s evident on the face of his mother, Donna George, when she spoke with THE STAR . She said it was his nature to help, but did not believe that one day it would have cost him his life. “He was always helping people. That was just him. He wasn’t well when I left him at home yesterday (Tuesday), so I was surprised when I heard he was out in the rain trying to save the woman who was washed away, because he wasn’t feeling good when I left him in the morning. But that was the person he was, he was always helping,” she said. According to a report from the Constabulary Communications Network, about 3 p.m., three persons were trying to retrieve pigs that were in a gully. However, they were washed away by the heavy water. Melbourne jumped in to assist them but was swept away by the current. His body was discovered about 10:30 a.m. yesterday. Residents of Majesty Gardens and police on the scene, however, stated that Melbourne had jumped into the water to save a lone woman who was being swept away. She was later rescued by a good Samaritan in Majesty Gardens. Melbourne, who worked as a warehouse attendant at a factory on Waltham Park Road, is a past student of Pentab High School and Evening Institute. His mother described him as a loving and kind individual. “He was always hugging me. He was a loving son, and him is the type who would push sumpn in yuh mouth to eat. I really can’t believe it that he is gone. Little before it happen, a man told me that my son gave him some water. He was just that type of person. This morning it really hit me. He has seven siblings and he is the fourth one, and none of them is taking it good because they are really close,” George said. She said even hours after she heard the tragic news, she remained in denial, but had to face reality. “I wasn’t at home. It was my daughter who called me to tell mi that he had [been] washed away. Last night (Tuesday), I couldn’t come to grips with what happened. I didn’t want to believe, and I was praying for a miracle. But, when I see after 2 a.m. and that he was really not there in the house, it was that time reality hit,” George said. ‘I CAN’T BELIEVE HE IS GONE ’ Mother says heroic son always tried helping those in need Donna George reflects on the life of her son Rahjaun. A ntoine L odge P hotos Melbourne 11 9 24 12 WINNERS $1,356 EA. NO WINNER 2 WINNERS $400,000 EA. 1 WINNER $200,000 NO WINNER 1 WINNER $600,000 1 WINNER $200,000 22 WINNERS $1,000 EA. 228 WINNERS $208 EA. 225 WINNERS $231 EA. 17 WINNERS $1,088 EA. 267 WINNERS $221 EA. 390 WINNERS $203 EA. 30 WINNERS $1,000 EA. 35 WINNERS $1,465 EA. 912 WINNERS $200 EA. 27 16 6 30 18 32 33 13 12 19 9 3 2 5 0 1 1 3 8 6 4 4 7 5 4 1 4 11 15 68 WINNERS $500 EA. 1,203 WINNERS $50 EA 19 14 17 19 23 24 35 15 11 9 24 10 12 16 1718 30 8 9 24 NO WINNER NO WINNER 8 WINNERS $9,748 EA. 17 WINNERS $587 EA. 314 WINNERS $232 EA. 4,802 WINNERS $100 EA. $95,000,000 9 4 5 2 2 0 6 5 0 0 3 7 3 2 5 4 3 7 0 2 $240,000,000 2, 8, 11, 12, 13, 19, 23, 24, 27, 31, 32, 36 1, 3, 5, 8, 13, 14, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 25, 29, 31, 32, 34, 36 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 23, 27, 30, 33, 35, 36 3, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 18, 21, 24, 25, 30, 35 20 M 35 31 18 19 20 W W W MW 10 M 7 W 10 M 15 W 1411 W W M W W M WM M MW M W M W M W W 14 18 14 12 8 6 20 16 13 11 1 22 18 10 4 2 22 15 10 11 14 21 15 6 11 18 WINNERS $1,000 EA. NO WINNER 1 WINNER $1,000,000 357 WINNERS $100 EA