Miner drowns in pit

Dexter Chapman

A man died on Thursday after he fell into a mining pit which was under water at Puruni, Region Seven.

Dead is Dexter Chapman, 41, of Lot 72 Phoenix Park, West Bank Demerara. A report from the police revealed that the man’s body was found in the mining pit at about 4pm on Thursday.

When Stabroek News visited the man’s mother, Cynthia Chapman, she was still visibly shaken by the news of his death. The woman said that she received a phone call from the