The body of a miner, Exley Boyal, a 40-year-old from Batavia Village, Cuyuni River, was found at about 5.30 pm on Friday floating in the Essequibo River.
The body was subsequently escorted to the Bartica Hospital, a statement from the police said yesterday.
According to reports, the miner went missing on Thursday, April 18, 2024, between 8.30 pm and 10.45 pm while traveling from Bartica to Burn Bush, Essequibo River.
On Thursday at around 10:45 pm, a boat captain from Falmouth, Essequibo River called the Bartica Police Station and reported that he saw a small wooden boat with a 15 hp Yamaha outboard engine drifting in the vicinity of Byderabo, Essequibo River. He also stated that the engine was on, but no one was in the boat.
