Housewife drowns during family outing at Madewini creek

Police are investigating the drowning of a 44-year-old housewife which occurred at Azeeza Akousa Creek, Madewini, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, on Sunday.
Dead is Seeta Ghannie, of Lot 65 Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara.
According to reports, at about 14:00h on Sunday, Ghannie, her husband, Vijay Ghannie, and other relatives visited the creek for a family outing.
Investigations revealed that at around 17:00h, Ghannie and her husband were in the water along with other relatives when he briefly left to have a drink. Shortly after, he noticed that the other family members had exited the water, but his wife was nowhere to be seen.
Upon realizing her absence, he raised an alarm and immediately began searching the area. About 15 minutes, Ghannie was found submerged and unresponsive in the creek. She was rushed to the Diamond Diagnostic Centre, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police said that preliminary examination of the body found no visible marks of violence. Vijay Ghannie informed investigators that his wife suffered from epileptic seizures and suspected that she may have experienced an episode while in the water.
The body has since been transported to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it awaits a post-mortem examination as police continue their investigations.