Body of Guyanese man found in Takutu River after bee attack

The body of 20-year-old Narendra Mark Persaud has been recovered from the Takutu River on Tuesday morning, a day after he jumped therein in fleeing from a bee attack.

Persaud had gone missing on Monday afternoon near Porto São Paulo in the rural area of Bonfim in Brazil, after being swept away by the current.
Reports are that he was in a small boat with his wife, 2-year-old son and a friend when a swarm of bees attacked them. In attempting to escape from the bees, Persaud, who could not swim, jumped into the river and was swept away by the strong current of the Takutu river, disappearing beneath the surface of the water.
The 5th Independent Border Military Police Company (5th CIPMFron) in Brazil responded to the incident, and the Brazil Fire Department launched a search operation on Monday. Divers continued their efforts into the night, and eventually recovered Persaud’s body the following morning.
His remains have been taken to the Legal Medical Institute (IML) in Boa Vista, where an examination will be conducted before the body is released for burial.