SINCE the night of Tuesday February 17, communities have come together hoping against hope that 11 years old Caemron Comey will somehow be found safe and well. In the evening of February 17, young Cameron was playing with his brother on the banks of the Towy at Tanerdy when he fell into the freezing waters while the river was high and fast-running.
Even as the search was scaled down, a fund was set up to support search teams who have been looking for the Queen Elizabeth High School pupil. The fund is now believed to have raised in excess of £10,000 with more fundraising planned. A candlelit vigil attended by 350 people took place on Carmarthen’s King Morgan Bridge the Sunday after Cameron disappeared. A fundraising concert which included performances from Cor Meibion Llanelli Male Voice Choir and tenor Wynne Evans, was attended by 150 people.
While elsewhere in this week’s Herald we report on the auction of the Towy’s first sewin of the season to raise money for the fund. Last Sunday, as part of a lunchtime service called Keeping Hope Alive, Cameron’s school friends and teachers gathered at Priordy Chapel Sunday School. QEHS head teacher Peter Spencer said the school had been a ‘different place since half-term. A chair is empty and missing an infectious smile’.
Reverend Leigh Richardson along with leaders of other town churches and chapels delivered readings and prayers at the meeting. A candle from Priory Chapel which had been on the coracle on Pont King Morgan since February’s vigil was placed within the Old Maridunians Chapel within St Peter’s Church. The candle symbolises hope as Cameron’s family wait for his safe return.
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