Teen feared dead after falling from fuel-laden vessel
A search is underway for 19-year-old Bryan Gonzalez, a Venezuelan national who is feared dead after he fell into the Cuyuni River, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) on Monday.
Feared dead: Bryan Gonzalez
According to information received, around 10:30h on the day in question, Gonzalez asked a 27-year-old Boat Captain of Lake Mainstay, Essequibo Coast, to transport him to a place called Devil’s Area in the Cuyuni River.
The Boat Captain agreed and as such, the teen joined the boat with five other passengers.
Guyana Times understands that the metal boat measures about 50 feet in length and 5 feet in width and was powered by two 75-horsepower Yamaha outboard engines.
At the time of the incident, the boat was carrying 45 drums of gasoline. The teen, however, was reportedly sitting on a bucket on one of the drums. The bucket reportedly slipped off the drum, thus throwing the teen overboard.
The boat came to a halt and the other persons on board jumped into the water in a bid to rescue the teen, but their attempts proved futile.
The matter was reported to the Guyana Police Force (GPF). Up to press time on Thursday, the body of the teenager had not been recovered.
