A 43-year-old miner died after he was attacked and mauled by a jaguar in the Marudi Mountains area early yesterday morning.

Kurt Rodrigues, police said in a release yesterday, left his mining camp in the Marudi Montains area, Rupununi around 5.30 am to go to a nearby stream. He was attacked by the wild animal while walking along a trail, police said.

The man was discovered in a critical condition by his workmate and succumbed to his injuries while being taken to the Aishalton Hospital.
Investigations, police said, are continuing.