Body of man found in Demerara River

The body of an unidentified man was yesterday morning found floating in the Demerara River in the vicinity of the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) wharf.

Police said in a press release that they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the man who is of East Indian descent and in his mid-forties.

The body, the release said was found at around 0900 hours and is at the Lyken Funeral Parlour awaiting identification and a post-mortem examination.