Man found floating in Canje River after taking a swim

The lifeless body of 51-year-old Deonarine Ishtar, also called “Ravi”, a labourer of Smithfield, New Amsterdam, Berbice, was on Wednesday pulled from the Canje River.

Based on reports received, the now dead man was with other men at Tucber Park in New Amsterdam, awaiting the arrival of a boat that would transport two sheep into the Canje River, when he reportedly took off his clothes and told the others that he was going to take a swim.
While the others went about their business, Ishtar went into the water and swam to the other side of the Canje River, where he reportedly held on to some grass near the river’s bank. However, about 20 minutes after, the boat arrived and the men went across the river to collect Ishtar, but instead they found his motionless body floating in the water.
His body was placed in the wooden boat and taken to shore. Police were contacted, and upon inspecting the body, there found no marks of violence. The body was then escorted to the Arokium Funeral Home to await a post mortem. The Police are continuing their investigations.