Mining company manager drowns at Cuyuni

Junior Joseph

The General Manager of a mining company drowned on Saturday evening last following a boat accident in the Cuyuni River as he was travelling from one camp to another to have a mechanic transported back.

Junior Joseph, 32, of Cullen, Essequibo Coast, was reportedly abandoned by three of his colleagues who swam to the shore and had reported that they heard the man yelling “I can’t make it, I can’t make it” before watching him disappear under the calm water.

From his sister, Asanti Joseph, this newspaper understands that the man’s body was recovered by his