Man dies following boat mishap in Essequibo River

One day after a boat mishap in the Essequibo River, the lifeless body of Ivan Braithwaite of Kabakaburi, Upper Pomeroon River, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) was recovered.
Based on reports received, the boat mishap occurred Thursday between 16:30h and 18:30h, a short distance from the now-dead man’s home.
Police stated that Braithwaite reportedly left home in his canoe to purchase some items from a shop. However, he did not return, and his canoe was seen drifting in the river with the items he had purchased.
As such, a report was made at the Charity Police Station, and a search for the missing man was initiated. As it became dark , the search was halted, but about 06:00h, the next morning, Braithwaite’s body was found floating face down by his son-in-law.
The body was examined, but no marks of violence were seen. The body is at the Charity Hospital’s mortuary, awaiting a post-mortem examination.
This mishap comes just two days after three children drowned in a fish pond at Massara Village, North Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo).
The dead girls are Michele Jeffreys, Alicia Dorric, and Nia Jeffreys. It was reported that the three girls, aged five, six, and eight who are related, allegedly drowned in the ‘Razor Grass’ pond while swimming.
The girls reportedly left home unbeknownst to their parents to go for a swim. After the children were not seen, their parents launched a search party and it was then the gruesome discovery was made.