Aranka gold miner died of drowning

Andrew Anthony Griffith

An autopsy has revealed that Andrew Anthony Griffith, the gold miner who died at Aranka on Tuesday, died as a result of drowning.

Relatives said that they have accepted the autopsy report despite unanswered questions surrounding the death of the 21-year-old man. Griffith, of Lot 24 Victoria, East Coast Demerara was attempting to cross a creek in the area when he met his demise, relatives said.

The man’s sister Takelia McAlmont told Stabroek News that she is concerned