Body of missing Bartica man recovered in Mazaruni River

Ryan Brown, whose body was retrieved from the Mazaruni River on Tuesday, died from asphyxiation but also sustained blunt trauma to his head and his back.

This is according to a post-mortem examination conducted on the body of Brown, 34, on Wednesday.

Brown was attempting to secure a boat to a nearby rock at an area called Itakie Falls when he slipped into the water, according to reports.

Speaking to Stabroek News, a family friend said the father of three,