The police today said that four bodies have been found following Tuesday’s collision in the Mazaruni River that left nine persons missing.
The police identified the bodies of the persons found as Jermaine Calistro, 27 years of Boodhoo Housing Scheme, EBE; Ulric Grimes, 39 years of Salem, EBE; Christopher Narine, 21 years of Parika, EBE; and Zahir Baksh, 34 years of Kaneville, EBD.
The police said that the search is continuing with the involvement of the Joint Services, the Maritime Administration Department, miners and public-spirited persons of the community among others.
Lennox Andrews who identified himself as Grimes’s son told Stabroek News today that the body was found floating in the water about 200 metres from Crab Falls near where the two boats collided.
Andrews explained that following searches throughout the day yesterday, relatives decided last night to continue and it was then that they found the body.
Andrews said that the death is even more devastating because Grimes leaves behind a two-year-old son. He has five older children.
After being retrieved, the body was transported to Bartica then to the Lyken’s Funeral home in Georgetown where it is awaiting a post-mortem examination scheduled for tomorrow.
According to Andrews, relatives are planning to bury him after the post- mortem due to the decomposing state of the body.
Searches are at the moment being conducted for the other seven who are missing.
