Venezuelan dies in Cuyuni River boat collision

A Venezuelan national was on Sunday killed following a boat collision at Eteringbang, Cuyuni, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). The dead woman was identified as 74-year-old Maria Williams of San Martin, Venezuela.
Based on information received, on the day in question at about 16:00h, Williams and a relative, Victoria Williams, were paddling in a canoe from San Martin Landing to Eteringband, Cuyuni River, when another boat powered by a 75hp Yamaha outboard engine slammed into them. The engine-powered boat was captained by a young man also of San Martin.
However, after the collision, the canoe was damaged, causing the two women to fall overboard. It was then that the propellor of the engine came into contact with the now dead woman, thus causing severe injuries to her body.
She was, nevertheless, retrieved from the river and taken to the San Martin Landing to seek medical attention but she later succumbed to her injuries. The captain of the engine-powered boat, Guyana Times understands, went into hiding. The matter is being investigated by local Police.
Back in 2018, 32-year-old Orlando Jose Rogas met his demise after the boat in which he was travelling encountered mechanical problems and capsized in the Cuyuni River.
It was reported that Rojas along with three other Venezuelan nationals were delivering 15 drums of fuel from El Dorado, Venezuela, to San Martin, Venezuela, when the boat developed a problem with its engine, resulting in the vessel submerging.
The three other occupants reportedly swam to safety but Rojas went underwater and disappeared. His body was pulled a few days later.