Police in Berbice have confirmed that the bodies of both the father and duo, who went missing on Friday after a boat mishap in the Berbice River, have been recovered.
Earlier today, INews was informed by family members that the body of 24-year-old son Reekesh Singh was found, while the search was still ongoing for his father, 63-year-old Rajindra Singh.
According to police reports, relatives of the now-dead men retrieved the bodies during a search exercise this morning. The bodies were found floating near Ithaca and Blairmont in the Berbice River.
The father and son, both of Number Three Settlement, Blairmont, West Bank Berbice, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice), were part of a five-member crew in the boat when the mishap occurred at about 15:30h on Friday.
The boat was being captained by 48-year-old Sarju Persaud, called “Popo”, and had on board Mahatma Dhanraj, 37, a cane harvester of Number 4 Settlement, Blairmont, and a little boy called Mark.
The men had gone to hunt for Iguanas in the Berbice River.
It was previously reported that the three survivors went to the Blairmont Police Station and reported, that they, along with the Singhs (father and son) left the Number Four Blairmont sluice in a 15ft wooden boat, powered by a 15hp outboard engine at about 8:30h on Friday with the intention of hunting for iguanas in the Berbice River area. Whilst hunting, they consumed alcohol.
Persaud told investigators that at about 13:30h, while returning home in the vicinity of Everton in the Berbice River, a heavy wave hit the boat, causing water to enter the vessel.
Persaud further related that when this happened, one of the Singhs jumped overboard.
Searches were conducted by the Coast Guard and the Police along with residents on Saturday but they came up empty-handed. Relatives, along with residents, continued the search today and managed to recover the men’s bodies, which are now at the Bailey’s Funeral Home awaiting a post-mortem examination.
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