Two bodies found after Cuyuni mishap

Junior Bandoo

Bodies of two of the four men missing since Saturday’s Cuyuni River mishap were recovered yesterday even as questions are being asked about the qualifications of the young boat captain.

The body of William Patoir of New Amsterdam, Berbice, was recovered at about 4pm yesterday in the Matouk Falls, Cuyuni area, police said, while the body of Junior Bandoo, 35, of Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo was retrieved about two hours later. Two men, Clive Welcome, 18, of Bartica and Shawn Robinson of New Amsterdam, Berbice remain missing. A search was carried out all day yesterday and the two bodies were found after they floated up in the river. Last evening,