drowning Archives

July 22, 2025

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An 18-year-old carpenter from No. 71 Village, Corentyne, tragically lost his life on Monday afternoon after reportedly drowning in a canal at the No. 71 Village sea dam. The deceased has been identified as Yodesh, also known as “Boyo” or “Rasta,” a resident of Lot 183, No. 71 Village. According to police, the incident occurred […]

July 6, 2025

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A 44-year-old contractor, Raj Birsa, tragically drowned on Saturday evening after reportedly falling into a canal at Ruby Backdam, East Bank Essequibo. The incident occurred around 7:00 pm while Birsa was consuming alcohol at a nearby shop. According to reports, he got up to urinate near the main drainage canal and accidentally fell in. At […]

June 22, 2025

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A post-mortem examination has confirmed that Stacy Walton died from asphyxia and drowning. Police in a release said the autopsy, conducted earlier today by Government Pathologist Dr. Bridgemohan, was performed at Bailey’s Funeral Home, located at Number 4 Village, West Coast Berbice. The body was identified to Dr. Bridgemohan by the deceased’s father, Raoul Walton, […]

June 16, 2025

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Nazim Hamid, a 21-year-old mechanic from Brighton Village, West Bank Berbice, allegedly drowned around 16:00 hrs on Sunday at Coomacka Mines, Upper Demerara River. The matter was reported to the police, and ranks visited the scene shortly after. According to a police release, a 16-year-old female student from Wisroc Housing Scheme, Linden, said she and […]

May 6, 2025

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Police in Linden are actively investigating a suspected drowning after the body of an elderly man was discovered submerged at the bottom of the Toucan Mall, located at Amelia’s Ward, Mackenzie. Divers and police are currently at the scene working to retrieve the body, which has been identified as 67-year-old Henry Gardener. Reports indicate that […]

March 27, 2025

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Emmanuel Downer, 14, a student of Lancaster Secondary School in Mahaica, who was residing at Lot 50 Haslington Village, East Coast Demerara, is reported to have drowned. The incident occurred at approximately 16:00 hrs on 26 March 2025 at Unity Beach, Mahaica. According to a police report, investigations so far have revealed that the teenager, […]

March 27, 2025

Tauren McLeanon, a two-year-old child from Kwakwani Waterfront, reportedly drowned on Wednesday in the Upper Berbice River. According to a police report, Tamika Joaquin, 39, a housewife of Kwakwani Waterfront, Upper Berbice River, and mother of the child, stated that the child went to the river shortly after 15:00 hrs on Wednesday afternoon to bathe […]

February 25, 2025

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Seeta Ghannie, 44, of Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara; Vishal Narine, 26, of Land of Canaan, East Bank Demerara; and Deon Baird, 28, of Princeville, Lake Mainstay, Essequibo Coast, drowned in separate incidents across Guyana. Police have launched investigations into the circumstances surrounding their deaths. Ghannie drowned at Azeeza Akousa Creek, Madewini, along the […]

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Teen drowns in canal while hunting wild ducks

Contractor drowns in canal at Ruby Backdam

Post-mortem confirms Stacy Walton died from asphyxia and drowning

Young mechanic reportedly drowned

Police investigate suspected drowning at Toucan Mall

Boy, 14, reportedly drowned

Two-year-old drowns in Berbice River

Three drown in separate incidents

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