Second miner dies after Barama River tree crash

-brother injured after boat turns over

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Another miner succumbed yesterday following a mining incident in the Upper Barama River in the North West District on Monday.

Relatives of 43-year-old Ewert Michael Alleyne, of Grant Adventure, Lower Pomeroon, told Stabroek News yesterday that the father of six, who was on his first trip to the North West when tragedy struck on Monday, died while he was being air-dashed …..


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