See full statement from the Guyana Police Force:
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of an unidentified man, believed to be in his late 40s, which was found floating in a canal in the vicinity of a koker at Lombard and Sussex Streets, Georgetown, this morning, Monday September 7, 2026.
Preliminary investigations revealed that at about 07:00hrs, a machine operator attached to the Mayor and City Council observed the body floating in the canal and an alarm was raised.
Police ranks subsequently visited the location, where the partially decomposed body was observed clad in a blue checkered shirt, black pants and black boots.
The body was examined and no marks of violence were observed. It was subsequently removed and taken to the Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, where it is awaiting identification and a post-mortem examination.
Investigations are ongoing.
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