Body found on Corentyne foreshore identified as Suriname fisherman

Wazir Shaw

The skeletal remains discovered along the Eversham, Corentyne foreshore on Saturday morning have since been identified to be those of a missing Surinamese fisherman.

The relatives of Wazir Shaw, 45, a fisherman who has been missing since August 9, from Nickerie, Suriname, ventured over to Guyana on Tuesday where the identification was done. He was subsequently buried here.