The Police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death by drowning of Renaldo Rampersaud, a 19-year-old miner, which occurred on 2022-02-01 at about 4 pm between ‘Luw Luw’ Island Point and Banana Landing, Middle Mazaruni River.
Based on information received Rampersaud and another male who are both employees of Nesha Joseph on her land dredge at Cashew Creek Backdam left the backdam at about 3 pm in a (canoe and went to Banana Landing where they purchased some items from a shop. Whilst paddling the canoe on their way back and in the vicinity of Luw Luw Island Point the canoe began taking in water and sank. The other male managed to swim to shore but Renaldo went under and never resurfaced.
A search party was launched and at about 4.50 pm the body of Renaldo was recovered within the same area he went under by his brother Joshua Williams. The body is presently awaiting transportation to Bartica thence to Georgetown for a post-mortem examination.
