Fishermen found dead in net at De Kinderen

Sahadeo Bhagwandat

Two fishermen were found dead in a canal in De Kinderen, West Coast Demerara yesterday morning; their bodies entangled in a fishing net.

Dead are Sahadeo Bhagwandat, 47, of Lot 8 Railway View Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara and Ramdeo Sijogie, 46, of Lot 188 West Meten-Meer-Zorg.

Their decomposing bodies were discovered around 7.30 am yesterday by villagers.

According to Bhagwandat’s wife Rajkumarie, “Friday he went and set the net and Saturday morning early he and Babi [Sijogie] left to go see if they catch anything.”

She said her husband was drunk when