The funeral of the 22-year-old Constable attached to the Guyana Police Force’s Tactical Services Unit (TSU) who drowned in the Potaro River, will take place today.
Dead: Special Constable Akeem Hyles
According to Police Public Relations Officer Ivelaw Whittaker, the body of Special Constable 14536 Akeem Hyles will be at his mother’s residence at Lot 41 Stanleytown, New Amsterdam, Berbice, for viewing from 11:00h to 13:00h.
The family will then move to the Faith Revival Tabernacle Church at Asylum Street, New Amsterdam, for the funeral service from 13:30h and internment at the Stanleytown Cemetery.
Constable Hyles lost his life while on duty in the Potaro River on April 8. He was travelling in a boat in the Potaro River, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) when the vessel capsized in the Amatuk Falls area.
Reports revealed that Hyles was in the boat with other Police ranks, members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and representatives of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) heading to conduct raids on illegal mining camps in the area during which the boat came into contact with the rough terrain and subsequently capsized.
The 22-year-old officer had departed the Ogle Airport that said morning along with the other members of the Joint Services, who were dispatched to assist the GGMC officials in dealing with illegal mining that was being carried out in the Kaieteur National Park area.
