BODY DISCOVERED FLOATING IN THE MAZARUNI RIVER

The Guyana Police Force has issued a Public Statement which revealed that at around 15:00 Hrs., on Tuesday, October 25th,2022 , a Female who had identified herself as Lis Sam telephoned the Bartica Town’s Police Station, and reported that she had received Information from Mr Henry Alphonso a Gold Miner and Claim Holder at the Barakat Mining Concession, that his Workers saw what appeared to be a bloated body of a human floating in the Mazaruni River.

As a result, at around 10:00 Hrs., today,Wednesday,October 26th,2022 a Police Rank went to Barakat Backdam, Mazaruni River, where he made checks, and observed the motionless body of an unidentifiable male floating face-down in the Mazaruni River.

The body clothed in a Black short Pants, and a Vest, was fished out of the said River, and found to be in an advanced state of decomposition.

Due to the state of decomposition, no Mark of violence was seen, however photographic Evidence of the body was taken at the Scene, and then subsequently escorted to the Bartica Town’s Regional Public Hospital where a pronouncement of dead on arrival was made by a Doctor on Duty. The body will be transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home in Georgetown for storage, pending a Post Mortem Examination.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained as Investigations are still in progress.