The search continues for two Brazilian nationals, whose names have been given as Japow and Bartolomeu, one week after a boat mishap at Looking Glass Falls in the Mazaruni River.
According to the police report, `Japow’ and ‘Bartolomeu’ went missing after their boat capsized last Sunday at approximately 7 am in the vicinity of Looking Glass Falls.
Inquiries revealed that on Sunday December 11th at approximately 16:20 hours, 27-year-old Assardo Adrian Savory, a Boat Captain of Lot 31 Five Miles Bartica went to the Bartica Police Station in the company of 52-year-old Juarez De Morais, a Brazilian businessman of Lot 3085 Providence, East Bank Demerara; 61-year-old Carlos Santos of Regent Street, Georgetown; and 21-year-old Dillon Perreira of 1421 Parika Village, East Bank Demerara.
According to the press release, Savory told Police that he was the captain of a boat which left from the Bartica Stelling, Essequibo River on Sunday morning and was en route to Poppy Show, Mazaruni River. Savory said with him in the boat at the time were Juarez De Morais, Carlos Santos, Dillon Perreira and the now missing Brazilians, `Japow’ and ‘Bartolomeu’.
He stated that whilst navigating the river in the vicinity of the Looking Glass Falls, the boat came into contact with a strong wave which caused the bow of the boat to break off. As a result, everyone was tossed overboard. After being flung overboard, `Japow’ and ‘Bartolomeu’ were not seen again.
