Kaieteur News
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Saturday November 03, 2012
Boat captain drowns Three Guyanese killed in in the Cuyuni River tragic Suriname crash
Tragedy struck yesterday afternoon around 5:00pm in the Kamaria area , Cuyuni River , when 26-year-old boat captain, Charles Mc Watt, drowned while he was attempting to retrieve two sunken 75 hp Yamaha boat engines. Charles was said to have been piloting his boat with the engines earlier this week, when it sank in the said area renowned for its treacherous rapids, Charles that time was
lucky to escape with his life, but yesterday afternoon he and others were trying to bring the engines to the surface when the air hose that was attached to him as he was below the river surface, became entangled with submerged debris. He drowned. His colleagues on the surface, suspecting that something dreadful was amiss then successfully managed to get his body to the surface.
They then took him to the Bartica Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival . At Bartica, a tearful mother, Mrs. Brigette Mc Watt, was inconsolable while Mr. Mc Watt was making the necessary arrangements to store the body at the Bartica Public Hospital Mortuary. Charles leaves to mourn a four-year-old son and reputed wife. (Edward A Persaud)
Three Guyanese were tragically killed yesterday afternoon after their Honda CRV flipped into a canal in Nickerie, Suriname. A woman who was with them is said to be receiving medical attention. While no names were officially released as of late last evening, Surinamese police are saying that from indications four persons were in the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), bearing number plates PKK 7256, and which crossed some time in the morning on the Canawaima ferry. Unconfirmed reports said that survivor's name was given as Vilma Lynch who had gone there with her daughter Charlene Lynch and two other close relatives. The vehicle was heading to the capital, Paramaribo. Two women and a man were reportedly killed while the middle-aged woman was admitted to the Lachmipersad Mungra regional hospital, Police c o m m a n d e r, S t a n l e y Benschop, told reporters. The blue SUV apparently lost control and eyewitness
What is left of the SUV that was pulled from the canal in Suriname yesterday. (photo courtesy of www.starnieuws.com) recounted seeing it careening from one side of the road to the other. It is still unknown whether one of its wheels blew out. The accident is said to have happened about 192 kilometers from Paramaribo. The police commander could not immediately confirm reports that a child was in the car as the female survivor remained in a state
of shock. The police were reportedly making checks with the Immigration Department at Nickerie to determine whether a fifth person was in the vehicle. It is believed that the occupants died by drowning and rescuers searched for some time in the water in the farming community. The police believed that it is a family.