Miner found dead in Region 7 died from ruptured spleen

Thirty-one-year old Denzil Prince, a miner of Bartica, Region Seven, (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), who was found dead by his workmates with abrasions to both knees at the Kumung Kumung Backdam, Mazaruni River, died from a ruptured spleen due to malaria.
The post-mortem examination (PME) was performed by a Government pathologist, Dr Nehaul Singh, and the body was handed over to the family for burial.
It was reported that on the day in question, Prince, who was employed at a dredge, left the site without informing anyone.
According to the dredge owner, just about two hours after Prince left the worksite, his colleagues were informed that his body was discovered on the road on his All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV).
The workers who found the now dead man said when they discovered him, he was slumped over and motionless on the ATV, CG 6474, about one mile away from the Kumung Kumung landing.
He was taken to the Bartica Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.