The body of a man was on Wednesday found at Riverview, Ruimveldt, Georgetown. The discovery was made about 07:00h.
Guyana Times was informed that the man was later identified as Steve Singh. Police said that at the time of the discovery, the body was not in a decomposed state. No other details were divulged.
Just two weeks ago, the body of 29-year-old Richard John of Mimi Dam, Angoy’s Avenue, New Amsterdam, who went missing when a boat submerged in the Canje River, was pulled from the river.
It was reported that on the day in question just off the Canje Bridge, the boat with the captain and three passengers started to take in water and eventually sank. Reports are that the Coast Guard intercepted the boat and tied it to a pontoon which subsequently started to sink. As it went down, it pulled the boat down with it.
The captain and his two brothers were able to swim to safety and after realising that a female passenger was left behind, John returned to the boat, but was not seen again. The body of that female passenger was subsequently found and John’s lifeless body was discovered floating some 34 hours later.
