The family of Claude Pollard, a boat captain who went missing on January 30th following a collision with the Bartica Hospital marine ambulance is still hopeful that he will be found.
The son of the missing man, Claude Pollard Jr told Stabroek News while they are not actively looking for him now he remains hopeful about the situation.
Police Commander of Region Seven, Senior Superintendent, Dion Moore previously described the investigation as “open”, while stating that police are working to determine what occurred on the day in question.
According to a police report, at about 7.15pm on January 30th, the boat ambulance was on its way to Bartica from Parika while the boat Pollard was captain of was en route to Parika from Bartica when they collided in the vicinity of Stampa Point. Following the impact, Pollard fell overboard and has not been seen since. At the time of the incident, Pollard was said to be one of seven persons on his boat while the boat ambulance was captained by fifty-nine-year-old Bernard Singh. There was also a passenger onboard the water ambulance.
