An investigations is ongoing into the death of 19-year-old miner Renaldo Rampersaud, who is reported to have drowned in the Mazaruni River on Tuesday.
According to the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Rampersaud is suspected to have drowned after the canoe in which he and a co-worker had been travelling sank.
The episode occurred around 16:00 hrs between ‘Luw Luw’ Island Point and Banana Landing, Middle Mazaruni River.
