Miner dies after being hit in the head by falling tree in Region 7

A miner was killed on Saturday morning, after he was struck to his head by a falling tree stump at a mining pit in Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni).
Dead is 56-year-old Harry Critchlow of Eccles, East Bank Demerara (EBD).
The incident occurred at 10:00hrs at Thomas Island, Puruni River in Region Seven.
According to police reports, Critchlow was employed to working at a mining site which is operated by Sherwin Herman, a 37-year-old resident of Grove Squatting Area, EBD.
On Saturday, Critchlow was working in the mining pit when a tree stump fell and struck him on the head, rendering him unconscious.
“The injury sustained proved fatal and caused his death,” a statement from the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Corporate Communications Unit detailed.
At the time of the incident, Herman was at the camp and he was informed of what transpired at approximately 11:00hrs on Saturday.
The police said several individuals working in the mining pit at the time of the incident were interviewed by detectives and they confirmed witnessing the event as described and provided formal statements.
Following the completion of the initial investigation, Critchlow’s body was escorted from the scene of the incident to the Itaballi Landing at around 02:00hrs on Sunday.
The investigation is ongoing.