Carpenter drowns during hunting trip in Berbice

A carpenter is now dead and is believed to have drowned while hunting for wild. This incident occurred on Monday afternoon at Number 71 Village, Corentyne, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne).
Dead is 19-year-old Yodesh Inderjit, called ‘Boyo’ and ‘Rasta’, of the said village.
The teen’s father, Loknauth Narine, said his son and two friends left home around 15:00h on Monday to catch ‘wisy wisy’ ducks on the seashore.
An hour later, he received information stating that the teen had drowned and immediately rushed to the scene and was shown the area where the teen went under the water and did not resurface.

Narine said he and others searched the area and, within minutes, found the lifeless body, which was submerged.
The teen’s body was taken to the Skeldon Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Inderjit worked as a carpenter. According to his mother, Roopawattie Latchman, it is very difficult for her to accept that her son drowned since he was considered an excellent swimmer.
She is calling on the police to conduct a thorough probe.
Meanwhile, police have launched an investigation.