Dredge owner, miner held after Venezuelan cook found dead

A miner and a dredge owner have been taken into police custody following the death of a Venezuelan national, who was working on the mining camp at ‘Big Hope’ Backdam, Region 7 as a cook.

The dead woman has been identified Dimas Emilia Lezama Fermin, 28, of San Felix, Venezuela.

Police in a report last night said that the young woman was discovered floating in the mining pit behind the mining camp.