Two killed in boat collision at Muritaro

The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) is investigating a Sunday night boat collision which saw Captain Dale Duggin, 28, of Muritaro Village and Williamson Felix perish as a result of injuries sustained during a two-boat collision.

One person is still missing and the Region 10 community has organised a search party that has been checking the shores and the river since Sunday night. Region 10 Chairman Sharma Soloman said community members were assisting the police in every way that they could. Up to press time authorities were still trying to determine which boat the missing person was on.

The two boats were travelling along the Upper Demerara River when they collided near the