The body of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier was recovered yesterday afternoon, one day after he allegedly drowned while at a river aback the army’s Medical Centre at Base Camp Jaguar, New River.
The dead rank has been identified as Lance Corporal Dwayne Johnson, whose death is to be the subject of an inquiry.
The army, in a press release issued yesterday afternoon, confirmed the fatal incident, which occurred around 1.55 pm on Thursday, while noting that a Board of Inquiry has since been convened to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
