Although relatives are certain that the badly decomposed body which washed up on the Number 63 Beach, Corentyne, Berbice on Thursday is that of missing fisherman Gavin Outar, the police have taken samples from his older brother, in order to make a positive identification, before the body is released to relatives.
The body was identified by relatives on Thursday by a tattoo, as being that of Gavin Outar, 33, originally from Sheet Anchor Village, East Canje Berbice. An autopsy, which was done by Dr. Nehaul Singh on Outar’s body yesterday afternoon, was inconclusive.
According to relatives, Outar was one of the missing fishermen in the April 27 piracy attack. After news of the attack broke, relatives in Suriname had contacted Outar’s relatives in Guyana and informed them that he was on one of the boats which were attacked by pirates.
