Missing man found floating in Dredge Creek in Essequibo

– family suspects foul play

The lifeless body of a 42-year-old man from Dredge Creek on the Essequibo Coast, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), who had been reported missing by his family, was discovered on Friday afternoon, floating in a nearby creek.
The man was identified as Wayne Hendricks, a farmer, and he was last seen by his family on Thursday afternoon.
A relative of the deceased shared with this publication that Hendricks was last seen on Thursday afternoon attending to his usual daily chores. He, however, reportedly left abruptly, informing his brother-in-law that he was heading to a nearby shop.
As time elapsed and he did not return home, the family grew increasingly concerned, sensing that something was amiss.
Despite conducting a search for Hendricks, the family’s efforts proved futile. It was only on Friday afternoon that the man’s sister-in-law was heading to the ‘falls’ in the area when she saw her brother’s body floating in the creek.
“He had on his white jersey and black pants and his head was down in the water. At first, people thought that his head was off but his head was on, but it was down in the water. Piranha bite up his face and so”, the relative told Guyana Times.
The family believes that foul play may have been involved in the man’s death. They said while the man is a known alcoholic, they do not believe that he drowned.
“We suspect foul play, like someone may lashed him. The reason we think that is because when someone drowns, their body takes three days before it floats up. But in just a short time the body float up.”
They await further information from the Police to confirm the circumstances surrounding Hendricks’s tragic passing.
“He was a nice person. Even though he wasn’t married or he didn’t have kids, he was nice. He used to come and hug us up and tell us that he loved us. Everybody in the family is shocked to hear what happened to him”.