Bodies of father, son-in-law found floating in Essequibo River

Hours after a missing person’s report was made to the Police at the Bartica Police Station about two men disappearing after their boat was found adrift in the Essequibo River, their bodies were found floating in the river on Tuesday.
Dead are Vijai Lallmoni and Solendra Bhookmohan.
Police in the region said they received information about the two bodies floating in the Essequibo River at about 11:00h.
As a result, two ranks went to Agatash village along the Essequibo River, where one of the bodies was found floating face down about 20 feet from the western shore.

The body, was identified as Lallmoni, was clad in a black jersey and black short trunks with no footwear. He was identified by his wife, Rozana Lallmoni.
The ranks then proceeded to the Puerto Rima area in the Essequibo River, where the second body was found floating face down about 300 feet from the western shore.
He was identified as Solendra Bookmohan by his wife, Priya Bhookmohan. Police said at the time he was found, he was clad in a grey vest, long camouflage jogger pants, green boxers with no footwear.

The two bodies were escorted to the Bartica Hospital Mortuary, where they were pronounced dead by a doctor.
Vijai’s wife, Rozana, who is a 28-year-old cook, went to the Bartica Police Station at 19:15h on Monday evening and reported that her husband, Vijai, and his father-in-law, Solendra, both employees at St Mary’s Quarry, were missing.
She said they had left for Bartica on a wooden boat with a 40-HP Yamaha engine to purchase groceries. She said they did not return home and as such, she went searching for them and found the boat adrift in the Essequibo River at Sachrilla Bay with the engine running but no sign of the men. Calls to their cell phones went unanswered.
Police went to the scene and examined the boat, launching a search, but could not locate the men. Their bodies were found on Tuesday morning. An investigation has been launched. (G9)