A 72-year-old man has reportedly drowned whilst he was trying to untangle a fishing net which got caught in the engine of the boat he was travelling in.
Dead is Daniel Enrique Medina, a labourer who resided in Venezuela.
The incident occurred at around 09:30hrs on Monday at Morawhanna, Barima River, North West District.
Medina and his 42-year-old son were travelling in a metal boat and during the journey, the boat’s propeller got entangled with a seine.
Medina volunteered to untangle the propeller and plunged into the river. The man reportedly went down but never resurfaced.
The matter was reported to the police at around 11:00hrs at the Morawhanna Police Station.
Investigations are ongoing.
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