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Four members of a fishing crew are in police custody following the disappearance of another crewmember during a fishing trip.

A statement from the police yesterday said that they are investigating a missing person report made on Saturday involving 34-year-old fisherman, Arnold Looknauth of South Better Hope, East Coast Demerara.

The statement said that initial investigations have revealed that last Wednesday, Looknauth left in a boat with four other men from the Better Hope Foreshore to go fishing. “It is reported that during the night of March 14, 2008, (last Friday) while at sea, he went to the rear of the boat to answer a call of nature and has not been seen since”, the police said.

The other four members of the fishing crew are in police custody assisting with the investigations, the statement added.