Miner dies after being pinned by tree

Troy Prudencio

A young miner died last Saturday after being pinned by a tree that fell at Gold Finger Landing, in Region Seven.

Dead is Troy Prudencio, 24, of Lethem, in Region Nine.

According to a Guyana Police Force report, Prudencio and two co-workers were in a camp cooking on Saturday just prior to the fatal event. At about 13:22 hours, there were several gusts of heavy wind and subsequently they heard the sound of a tree falling.